The pace of railway projects in Haryana, including the setting up of proposed rail coach factory, will be further accelerated as soon an agreement between the Railway Ministry and Haryana Government is signed to set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV).
Inaugurating the commencement of electrification of Rohtak-Bathinda-lehra Mohabbat Rail line costing Rs294 crore in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar at Rohtak, Union Minister for Railways, Suresh Prabhu said setting up of a Rail Coach factory on the demand of Haryana Chief Minister would be done on Public Private Partnership mode.
Prabhu appreciated that the Chief Minister discussed various railway projects with him and together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi he has a vision to take Haryana on the path of development. The Railway Minister gave directions to the railway officials on the demand raised by the Chief Minister to either make underground passage for the railway line track passing through Rohtak city or make passage over the bridge on the pattern of Metro through pillars.
He also assured to meet the demand of modernization of the Rohtak railway station and to start train between Bhiwani and Haridwar. He said the railway station in Gurgaon is also being modernized with the help of CSR. For the smooth work flow on the railway projects in Haryana, every month discussions would be held between senior officials of the railway and State Government.
Prabhu said that in the near future, Rs8.5 lakh crore of investment would be made in railways. He said that in the past, not much investment was made on railways weakening the network. He said in the next five years, the target of electrification of 2,000 km railway line every year has been fixed and it is the highest target.
“The development of Railway is connected with the development of the nation,” he said. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar said electrification of Rohtak-Bathinda-lehra Mohabbat Rail line would have benefits like faster speed between two States, easy operation, beginning of M.I.M.U services and favourable environment for commuters.
The Chief Minister said there was positive initiative on the work of railway projects in Haryana and added that with the formation of SPV, the proposed railway projects in the state would pick up pace. He also demanded the immediate completion of work on railway lines of Karnal-Yamunanagar, Fatehabad-Mansa, Firozpur Jhirka-Alwar, Hisar-Sirsa via Agroha along with many other new lines and Jind-Sonipat railway line. He also spoke about making secure the 119 unmanned railway crossings in Haryana.