Shillong, Jul 10 : Union minister of state for railways R. Velu today said construction work for two railway projects in Meghalaya would start soon.
Speaking at a news conference, the Union minister said as Meghalaya did not have a single railway line, the proposed link from Dudnoi in Assam to Mendipather connecting East Garo Hills of Meghalaya and another from Azra in Assam to Byrnihat in Ri Bhoi district would be of great help to the people of the state.He said construction work for the Dudnoi-Mendipathar railway line would start in November at the cost of Rs 86 crore. “The estimate for the project has also been sanctioned,” the Union minister said, adding that the total length of the project would be 20km — 12km in Assam and 8km in Meghalaya.
The Dudnoi-Mendipathar project would be completed in four years. Another project, Azra to Byrnihat sanctioned by the Centre would be 25km long, 12km in Meghalaya and 13km in Assam. Velu said the project estimated at the cost of Rs 200 crore would take some time as there was land acquisition problems in Assam. “We have cleared the land acquisition process in Meghalaya,” the minister said.
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