The Central Government has accorded approval for the Karnal-Yamunanagar railway line to be built along Western Yamuna Canal in Haryana. Besides this, the elevated railway track to be built in Kaithal has also been approved
This was informed by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar while interacting with the mediapersons after meeting the Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, in New Delhi.
Khattar said that the Central Government has approved the Karnal-Yamunanagar railway line to be built along the Western Yamuna Canal in Haryana. The construction along the Western Yamuna Canal will reduce the cost of construction of the Karnal-Yamunanagar railroad by about Rs 400 crore, he said.
Like the elevated railway track in Rohtak and Kurukshetra, the Central Government has also accorded approval for the elevated railway track to be constructed in Kaithal, he said.
The Chief Minister said that the process of the Delhi-Hisar (180 km per hour capacity) railway project will also be accelerated by the Centre. This railroad project will also give impetus to the development of the Civil Aviation Hub of Hisar.
He said that the laying of the foundation stone of 121.7 km long Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor along the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also discussed in the meeting.
The Union Railway Minister and the Chief Minister would be requesting the Prime Minister to attend the foundation stone laying ceremony.
