Udupi: Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Kota Srinivas Poojary has urged the union government to expedite the development works and take up doubling of tracks of the Konkan railway, a crucial railway route connecting Kerala, Mangaluru and Goa to Mumbai.

Poojary said the governments of Kerala and Goa have already agreed to merge the Konkan Railway Corporation with Indian Railways, and there are indications that the Karnataka and Maharashtra governments have also given their consent.

However, the merger process is being delayed, which in turn is affecting the development of the Konkan Railway line and its stations, he pointed out.

At present, the Konkan Railway network is under pressure to introduce new trains despite operating on a single track.

The corporation is facing a natural shortage of fun

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