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The Centre has sanctioned ₹1,000 crore for laying 15-km long tracks to connect Indian Railways with Bangladesh through the north-east. “We were informed by the Centre on Saturday that it has sanctioned ₹580 crore for acquiring land and laying of five-km long tracks on the Indian side,” State transport Secretary Samarjit Bhowmik said on Sunday.
The External Affairs Ministry had earlier sanctioned ₹400 crore to Bangladesh for acquiring land and laying about ten-km long tracks on the Bangladesh side, he said.
The project will be completed by 2017, Bhowmick said, adding, an elevated corridor would be constructed for covering 3.7 km of the route.
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