Railways gets Rs 5131 crore in Uttarakhand, four new projects will get momentum

Uttarakhand has received Rs 5131 crore for railways in the general budget. This information was given by Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishnav in a virtual press conference on Wednesday. He said that the Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail line and four new projects will also get momentum. At the same time, the work of Rishikesh-Karnprayag rail line will be completed by 2026.

The Railway Minister said that DPR of Rishikesh, Uttarkashi, Bageshwar, Garsain, Bageshwar, Tanakpur and Dehradun-Saharanpur rail line will also be made.

Let us tell you that the concern of the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, which faces the pain of natural disasters every year, was seen in the budget of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In the budget speech, the Finance Minister had mentioned giving central assistance to compensate for the loss caused by cloudburst and landslides in Uttarakhand. At the same time, there was also talk of giving a special package to Uttarakhand.