Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs sanctioned track doubling for the Bakhtiyarpur–Rajgir–Tilaiya railway segment Wednesday. The Bihar project spans 104 kilometers and requires Rs 2,192 crore funding. Railway authorities will connect four districts through this infrastructure expansion. The enhanced line will serve 1,434 villages and benefit 13.46 lakh residents across Gaya and Nawada aspirational districts. Pilgrimage sites such as Rajgir's Shanti Stupa, Nalanda, and Pawapuri gain improved access through this development.
Freight transportation will increase by 26 million tonnes annually. Coal, cement, clinker, and fly ash shipments will move more efficiently along this corridor. Environmental...