Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said the redevelopment of three railway stations in the region under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme will give a fillip to connectivity and make travel easy for people.
“I believe railway connectivity is the lifeline of a society. A railway line not only strengthens connectivity with different regions but it also brings economic prosperity and transforms standard of living and creates a new destiny for the concerned region,” Sinha said.
Sinha was addressing a function at Budgam Railway Station after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the country at a cost of Rs 24,470 crores.
Three of these railway stations — Jammu Tawi, Udhampur and Budgam — will be redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme in J&K.
The LG expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister for including three stations of J&K UT, Jammu Tawi, Udhampur and Budgam under the scheme, an official press release informed.
He said the redevelopment of railway stations in the UT will give a huge boost to connectivity and ease of travel for passengers.
The LG highlighted the ongoing railway projects and the overall transformation taking place in the railway sector. “Under the guidance of the Prime Minister, we are witnessing rail projects of unprecedented magnitude in Kashmir valley,” he said.
“Kashmir will be connected to Kanyakumari by the end of this financial year. It will connect the valley with all important commercial centres of the country,” the LG added.
He further informed that the Railway Board has sanctioned five Final Location Survey works in Kashmir -doubling of Baramulla-Banihal Railway Line, New Baramulla-Uri, Awantipora-Shopian, Sopore-Kupwara and Anantnag-Bijbehara-Pahalgam Rail Line. Once approved, the new networks will boost rail connectivity in the valley, he added.
He also shared the reforms introduced by the UT administration to strengthen the air and road connectivity catering to the growing aspirations of the people.
Nazir Ahmad Khan, chairman, District Development Council, Budgam; Vijay Kumar, ADGP Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir; Akshay Labroo, Deputy Commissioner Budgam; Vijay Pratap Singh, Principal Chief Engineer Northern Railway, PRI members, youth and people in large numbers were present.
