Minister of State for Railways inspects project sites of Jiribam-Imphal new BG line project

GUWAHATI: Raosaheb Patil Danve, Minister of State for Railways, Coal and Mines on Monday inspected various project sites of the ongoing Jiribam - Imphal new BG railway line project. The minister is on a two-day visit to Manipur to review various activities related to railway connectivity and operation. On Sunday he held a review meeting with the Chief Minister of Manipur, Nongthombam Biren Singh where senior State Government and Railway officials were present.

During his visits to projects sites, he was given presentation of the entire project through replica of the proposed railway line under construction from Jiribam to Imphal. He also inspected the construction work of the ongoing Imphal railway station of the capital city of Manipur. He went inside the under construction tunnel of the project and interacted with the workers engaged in tunnel construction in remote hill areas, stated a press release.

There is more than 71,066 metre of tunneling work in the entire project that is being constructed. Various technical challenges are being encountered due to special geographical formation of various hills. Technical solutions are being found out in consultation with expert consultants so that work can progress unhindered.

Similarly, some bridges that are being constructed in this project are located at very remote sites. Railway engineers and construction agencies have made it possible to construct these bridges with utmost care and quality taking all safety measures. The target date for completion of the project is December 2023.

Northeast Frontier Railway (Construction) organization is executing the Jiribam - Imphal New BG railway line projects (110.625 kms) at an anticipated cost of Rs. 12,264.15 crore. The project includes eight new station buildings, 11 major bridges, 134 minor bridges, 4 road over bridges, 12 road under bridges. In view of the 'Act East' policy of the Government of India, timely completion of this project is very crucial. Once completed, extending the rail connectivity upto Myanmar in future can be taken, which will help changing the economic scenarios of the entire Northeast region.

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