Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and Union Minister for Railways and Coal, Piyush Goyal will lay foundation stone for various projects of East Corridor and East-West Railway Corridor. They will also ink Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for these projects at a function in Hardi Bazaar, Korba district through Video Conferencing.
The leader duo will also lay foundation for 17 Kms long Chirmiri-Nagpur Road Halt and will inaugurate the work of laying of track between
Kharsia and Dharamjaigarh as well as will ink MoU for Katghora-Mungeli-Kawardha-Dongargarh.
The Chirmiri-Nagpur Road Halt is a 17 kms long new railway line worth 241 crore and 50-50 per cent cost of it would be borne by the Centre as well as State Government.
Under first phase of East Rail Corridor, Kharsia-Gharghoda-Korichapar-Dharamjaigarh and from Ghargoda to Donga Mahua, Gare Pelma 132 kms railway track would be laid. Under this new railway project nine railway stations namely Gurda, Chal, Dharghoda, Korichapar, Kurumkela, Dharamjaigarh, Bhalumada and Garepelma would be constructed. The estimated cost of the entire project is worth Rs 3,055 Crore and South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL)-64 per cent, Ircon 26 per cent and the Chhattisgarh Government would bear the 10 per cent cost of the project.
Similarly, under second phase of the East Corridor Project 63 kms long railway track between Dharamjaigarh-Korba-Urga would be laid. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 1,686 crore. Six railway stations namely Khadgaon, HATI, Dhinara, Dongama and Bhaisma would be constructed under it.
Under East-West Rail Corridor 135 kms railway line would be laid between Gevra Road to Pendra Road. Nine railway stations namely Surakachchar, Katghora Road, Binjhra, Putuwa, Matin, Sendurgarh, Putipakhna, Bhadi and Dhangaon would be constructed.
Apart from it the Chhattisgarh Rail Corporation is also going to lay foundation for laying of 277 kms long rail line Katghora-Kartala-Dongargarh via Mungeli, Kawardha and Khairagarh.