Garo Hills To Be Connected With Bengal By Rail Via Bangladesh

The committee further said that the Balurghat-Hili rail route is being built and it will be extended perpendicularly across Bangladesh to connect the Garo Hills.
Garo Hills To Be Connected With Bengal By Rail Via Bangladesh

Guwahati: Despite Khasi Hill's continued opposition to the railway project over the Inner Line Permit demand, Garo Hills is all set to get a second railway line in addition to the Mendipathar- Dudhnoi railway line.

Reportedly, this was informed by the Joint Movement Committee for Corridor (JMCC) on Tuesday which said that a historic railway track will be constructed to connect the two states through the neighbouring country at a cost of Rs 7,000 crore.

They further claimed that it will be a milestone project for South Dinajpur (West Bengal) and Garo Hills in Meghalaya.

The Committee which is headed by Dr. Naba Kumar Das, Mahendraganj MLA Dikkanchi D Shira, and Salmanpara MLA Winnerson D Sangma further said that the Balurghat-Hili rail route is being built and it will be extended perpendicularly across Bangladesh to connect the Garo Hills.

As per them, they have sent a memorandum to the Union Minister of Railways, requesting that the long-standing demand for railway track building be met, as well as a railway line extension to Meghalaya.

In 2017, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had undertaken a study to examine the feasibility of connecting Hili Land Port in West Bengal to Mahendraganj in Meghalaya through Goraghat, Palashbari, and Gaibandha in Bangladesh.

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