HP govt providing full cooperation in construction of railway projects: Deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri
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Shimla: Deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Wednesday claimed that opposition leaders of the state are making baseless statements about the ongoing railway projects in the state.
He clarified that the state govt is providing full co-operation to the central govt at every level for the development of these projects.
Agnihotri said that the central govt must fulfil its responsibility in the construction of these projects. "It is the priority of the state govt that the Bhanupalli-Bilaspur-Beri rail line, Chandigarh-Baddi rail line, and Nangal-Talwara rail line projects are completed on time," he added.
The state govt has so far contributed Rs 847 crore as the state share for the construction of the Bhanupalli-Bilaspur-Beri rail line, said Agnihotri.
He further stated that the work on this railway line is in progress and is expected to be completed till Bilaspur by Dec 31, 2027. The state govt has already paid its share in the cost of the Bhanupalli-Bilaspur-Beri rail line, he added.
He said that there is a delay in the implementation of this project, so the project cost reported by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited has increased by 6.45 times to Rs 6,753 crore.
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Now, the state's share has increased to Rs 2,583 crore, which includes a land acquisition cost of Rs 1,210 crore. Thus, the state govt has to spend 38.84% of the total project cost, he added.
Agnihotri also stated that the work on the Chandigarh-Baddi rail line project is in progress, and the length of this project, costing Rs 1,540 crore, is 30.28 km. The state govt's share in this project is Rs 363 crore, out of which Rs 223 crore has been given to Northern Railway.
The target has been set to complete the work on this railway line by April 30, 2026. Most of the Nangal-Talwara railway line has been completed, and it has been opened for traffic from Nangal to Daulatpur Chowk.
The entire cost of this project is being borne by the central govt. The length of this project is 122.57 km, out of which 60.03 km of land is located in Himachal and 62.24 km of land is located in Punjab. A total of 59.325 km of work on this project has been completed, he added.
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