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Vaishnaw Announces India-Bhutan Cross-Border Rail Projects Worth Rs 4,033 Crore

The two railway lines will be connected to West Bengal’s Banarhat and Assam’s Kokrajhar.

New Delhi: In a significant tie-up, India and Bhutan have agreed to launch two cross-border railway projects worth Rs 4,033 crore. The two railway lines will be connected to West Bengal’s Banarhat and Assam’s Kokrajhar.

At a media briefing in New Delhi, Union Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Monday said, “The investment which is envisaged at this point is about Rs 4,033 crore. To be precise, 89 kilometres of railway network will be created. The rail connectivity Projects connect two very important cities of Bhutan, Gelephu, which is being developed as a mindfulness city and Samts

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