Railway line to be laid along Nagpur-Mumbai Super Expressway : Goyal

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New Delhi : Indian Railways and Maha Metro (Metro Railway Project Company of Maharashtra) on July 16, 2018, signed an MoU for linking railway line to Metro coaches on broad gauge network and creating a Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) in Nagpur city.

The MoU signing ceremony held at Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s Suresh Bhat Auditorium was witnessed by Railways, Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Water Resources Nitin Gadkari, and Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis.

Speaking on the occasion, Goyal informed that the Railway Ministry is also trying to execute a plan for setting up railway line across the national highways. One such proposal is to connect Nagpur –Mumbai Super Expressway (Samriddhi Mahamarg) to Railway line connecting Nagpur-Mumbai. The construction of such a Hi speed Railway Corridor will make it feasible to cover distance between Nagpur and Mumbai in just 5 hours.  Indian Railways has also allocated a record sum of Rs 67,000 crore for development of Suburban railway network in Mumbai which is used by one third of total Railway passengers in India, according to a PIB release.

The foundation stone laying ceremony of Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s ‘waste to energy project’ was also performed on this occasion.

Gadkari while speaking on rising pollution in metro cities advocated for ‘public transport on electricity’. He urged people to use public transport instead of private transport. He informed that the speed of air conditioned metro coaches running on broad gauge line of Railway will be 100 km/hr which is much more than ordinary passenger trains. He informed that this MoU signing will pave the way for towns like Bhandara, Wardha distant from Nagpur to come closer and develop into satellite cities.

Chief Minister of Maharashtra Fadnavis said that these three projects will be hailed as innovative steps and will be followed by nation. He informed that water acquired from Mines and power plants is being used to irrigate over 10,000 hectare land in Maharashtra. An MoU between VIDC (Vidarbha Irrigation Industrial Corporation) & WCL has been signed  for mine water distribution, he informed.

A booklet titled “New Railways New Maharashtra” on Railway’s development in Maharashtra was also unveiled at the function.