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Fourth railway line cleared through strategic Chicken’s Neck corridor
The Centre has approved a fourth railway line on the strategically vital 'Chicken's Neck' corridor, republicworld.com reports. Northeast Frontier Railway General Manager Chetan Kumar Shrivastava told reporters in Katihar on Wednesday that…
The Story in Brief
The Centre has approved a fourth railway line on the strategically vital 'Chicken's Neck' corridor, republicworld.com reports. Northeast Frontier Railway General Manager Chetan Kumar Shrivastava told reporters in Katihar on Wednesday that while a third line was earlier proposed for the Malda, New Jalpaiguri section, the government has now cleared a fourth line as well. This section is the critical rail link connecting India's Northeast with the rest of the country.
Shrivastava also announced another key project: a nearly 29-km double-line underground railway between Tinmai Ghat and Bagdogra, which he described as an important infrastructure initiative.
The Indian Opinion
The government often touts infrastructure projects in the Northeast as transformative, and a fourth line through the Chicken's Neck is certainly welcome. But the corridor's vulnerability to flooding and political disruption remains a real concern. A third line was still incomplete when the fourth was cleared. The real test will be whether these lines are built on schedule and actually improve freight and passenger movement, not just announce targets.
Source: republicworld.com
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