The Hindu Business Line : Rlys sets up core group for station modernisation

New Delhi, Aug 22 The Ministry of Railways has decided to constitute a core group for monitoring of public-private partnership (PPP) projects related to development of world-class stations, including the New Delhi Railway station.

The committee will set up clear timeframe for each of the 22 Railway stations, which will be upgraded to world-class stations, according to a release.

The committee will also formulate a list of preparatory activities to be completed by the zonal Railways before any station is taken up for development as a world-class one.

Earlier, the committee on infrastructure approved the proposal for completing the first phase of modernisation of New Delhi Railway station before the Commonwealth Games to be held in 2010.

Besides New Delhi, Agra, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Jaipur and Patna are among the 22 stations to be developed as world-class stations.

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