The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved two projects with a total investment of Rs 2,781 crore for multitracking railway lines across 224 km in four districts of Maharashtra and Gujarat.The two projects include the doubling of the Devbhumi Dwarka (Okha)-Kanalus line over a stretch of 141 km and the Badlapur-Karjat 3rd and 4th line across 32 km, a Cabinet communique said.
The approved doubling from Kanalus to Okha (Devbhoomi Dwarka) would provide enhanced connectivity to the Dwarkadhish temple, facilitating access to a key pilgrimage destination and leading to all-around development of the Saurashtra region.
As the Badlapur-Karjat section forms part of the Mumbai suburban corridor, the 3rd and 4th line project will improve the connectivity in the Mumbai suburban area and meet the future demands of passengers, along with providing connectivity to Southern India.
This is an essential route for the transportation of commodities such as coal, salt, containers, cement, POL, etc. The capacity augmentation works will result in additional freight traffic of magnitude 18 MTPA (Million Tonnes Per Annum).