Belagavi: Minister of State for Railways V Somanna stated that Centre has actually been pondering the merging of Konkan Railways with the Indian Railways to enhance solutions given to individuals.
Speaking at a program at train terminal below to invite Vande Bharat train in between Pune-Hubballi on Monday evening, Somanna stated the Konkan Railways network spread from Kerala to Maharashtra with a total amount of 742 kilometres in the state of Karnataka alone.
Somanna worried that even more and far better solutions were required for travelers and hence the merging with Indian Railways was being thought about.
“We have held talks with Karnataka, Kerala and Goa governments. After convincing Maharashtra, merger process will be initiated,” he included.
Earlier, the Railways had actually been applying jobs in the state with 50% payments from state federal government yet with ‘no participation from the state federal government currently’, it has actually been determined that ‘all prices will certainly be birthed by the Centre,’ Somanna even more mentioned.
Many of the pending jobs of the state will certainly be finished quickly, he included, while specifying that job will certainly be finished on the straight train line in between Belagavi and Dharwad in 3 years. Land purchase will certainly be finished in 3 months and will certainly be turned over to Railways, he stated.
Published 16 September 2024, 18:21 IST
