Manapparai-Dindigul section: Track doubling work resumes

Delay in implementation due to problems in land acquisition

IN PROGRESS: Work on doubling of the Manapparai-Dindigul railway track has been taken up in full swing. An earthmover being pressed into service at Pudhuvadi near Manapparai.

Work on doubling of the track on the Manapparai-Dindigul section has resumed after a delay of about one-and-a-half years.

An important segment on the Villupuram-Dindigul section, the project is being executed by Railways Vikas Nigam Limited, at an estimated ₹1,626.81 crore. The total length of the stretch is 273 km.

The delay in implementation was due to problems in land acquisition, which was resolved a couple of months ago.

Pending stretch

So far, work has been completed to a cumulative length of 231 km. What is pending is the 42 km-stretch between Manapparai and Vadamathurai.

The existing track was laid about two decades ago between the hills near Puduvadi, official sources said.

Aqueducts were built at three villages in the hilly terrain for the swift operation of trains.

The second line is being laid close to the Tiruchi-Dindigul National Highway.

The massive project involves construction of 58 major bridges and 500 minor bridges in the segment.