Laying of new railway tracks between Bhanupratappur and Kevti under Durg-Dallirajhara section of the Raipur division of South East Central Railway has been completed.
The new line was inspected by SE circle commissioner of Railway safety, Kolkata, A K Rai on Wednesday.
The line would be made operation after getting a nod from Rai, railway sources said.
Rai along with other members of the inspection team conducted the safety assessment by traveling to Kevti from Bhanupratappur in a motor-window trolley.
He also inspected the major bridges constructed on the route. On return, the trial run of 110 km speed was also conducted from Kevti to Bhanupratappur.
Chhattisgarh government, Steel Authority of India Limited, NMDC and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited are jointly laying the 235 kilometers of railway line under Dallirajhara-Raoghat-Jagdalpur project. In first phase under Raipur Railway Division, a target has been set to lay new railway line of 95 kilometers from Dallirajhara-Raoghat t. Under this, a 34 km railway line has been laid from Dallirajhara to Bhanupratappur. The next expansion of 8.2 kilometers from Bhanupratappur to Kevti has also been completed.
Raipur DRM Kaushal Kishore and other senior officials were also present during the inspection.