New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday highlighted the scope and importance of the India-Bhutan rail connectivity project, describing it as central to Bhutan’s economic growth and global access.

“This project is basically connecting two very important cities of Bhutan. One is Gelephu, which is being developed as a mindfulness city. And secondly, Samtse, which is an industrial city,” Vaishnaw said.

He explained the project structure, noting, “The two projects will take off from the network of Indian Railways at Kokrajhar and Banarhat. The investment which is envisaged at this point in time is about Rs 4033 crore, and the total length is about 90 kilometres to be precise. 89 kilometres of railway network will be created.”

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