The Centre has finished a survey to increase rail connectivity to Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw knowledgeable the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, whilst updating individuals at the growth of the sanctioned Rishikesh-Karnaprayag rail line challenge in Uttarakhand.
Replying to a query by way of BJP MPs Anil Baluni and Ajay Bhatt, Vaishnaw mentioned 3 new rail strains protecting a complete duration of 216 km in Uttarakhand had been sanctioned at a value of Rs 40,384 crore. Of this, 16 km has been commissioned and Rs 19,898 crore has been spent as much as March 2025.
“To offer rail connectivity to Chardham, Rishikesh-Karnaprayag new rail line challenge (125 km) has been sanctioned,” the minister mentioned in a written answer.
He added, “To additional prolong the rail connectivity to Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath, survey has been finished. Alternatively, the challenge alignment lies close to the principle Central Thrust of Himalayas which is extremely seismically lively.”
The alignment passes via Dehradun, Tehri Garhwal, Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag and Chamoli districts and can attach Devprayag and Karnaprayag with Rishikesh and the nationwide capital.
The minister said that the alignment predominantly runs via tunnels. “The challenge comes to development of 16 Primary line tunnels of 104 km duration and 12 Get away tunnels of about 98 km duration. To this point, major line tunnels of 99 km duration and 9 Get away Tunnels of over 94 km duration had been finished,” he mentioned.
He additionally mentioned the challenge comprises 19 necessary or primary bridges. “8 out of nineteen necessary/primary bridges have additionally been finished. Works in steadiness bridges have additionally been taken up,” Vaishnaw added.
The Rishikesh-Karnaprayag rail line bureaucracy a key element of the Centre’s push to give a boost to connectivity to the Char Dham pilgrimage circuit within the Himalayan state, whilst navigating complicated geological and seismic demanding situations.
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