PM asked to allocate funds for new Uttarakhand rail tracks
Dehradun
An Uttarakhand organisation, which has been agitating for four new rail links in the state for the last five years, has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to allocate funds for these links in the coming budget.
In a letter to the PM, the Tanakpur-Bageshwar Railmarg Nirman Samiti, which is agitating for the construction of four new railway lines in the hill state�Tanakpur-Bageshwar, Rishikesh-Karnprayag, Tanakpur-Jauljibi and Ramnagar-Chaukhutia�has said rail connectivity on these routes is very important keeping in view the strategic location and overall development of the state.
Stating that neighbouring countries like China and Nepal have either already extended their railway network or made plans for their extension upto the border of Uttarakhand, the Samiti said the construction of these railway tracks would not only make easy the movement of army personnel and transportation of defense material but also open new vistas in the fields of tourism, industrial development and employment generation for the people of Uttarakhand.
The Samiti has also alleged in its letter that Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav did not keep his word regarding making budgetary allocation for these railway tracks despite making such a promise during his visit to Kumaon in 2006.
The Samiti has requested the Prime Minister to look into this matter and allocate funds for the railway tracks in the coming budget.
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