Gujarat dominates gauge conversion part of railway budget 2012

Ahmedabad, 14 March, 2012

Union railway minister Shri Dinesh Trivedi in his budget speech of year 2012-13 today announced two gauge conversion projects sanctioned in 2012-13. These both projects are from Gujarat. They are; 1. Ahmedabad – Botad and 2. Dhasa – Jetalsar.

Shri Trivedi also announced a list of four gauge conversion projects sent to planning commission. One of them is Himmatnagar-Khedbrahma with ext. upto Abu road. This line will connect Himmatnagar and Khedbrahma to main railway route of the country.

The minister announced a list of 7 new Surveys for Gauge Conversion sanctioned in 2012-13, six of them(barring one Tantpur to Bansi Paharpur) from Gujarat:-

1. Kalol-Kadi

2. Gandhidham-Anjar-Mundra

3. Khambhat-Khambhat port

4. Ahmedabad-Sardargram-Dabhoda Nandol Dahegam-Rakhiyal-JaliyamathPratij-Himmatnagar

5. Navlakhi-Malia-Rajkot

6. Tantpur to Bansi Paharpur

7. Bhavnagar-Adhelal-Dholera-Vataman-Petlad

Gauge conversion is important because it opens up a new world for the villages on route.

The railway minister announced a list of 21 new Surveys for doubling projects sanctioned in 2012-13. The list includes Rajkot-Okha and Surendranagar-Vani road routes.