NF Railway GM inspects BG line project in Mizoram

August 06, 2011 01:00 am | Updated 01:00 am IST - Guwahati

The General Manager (Construction), Northeast Frontier Railway, Vijaya Kanth has reviewed work on the Bhairabi-Sairang New Broad Gauge Line National Project.

Ms. Vijaya Kanth, who visited Aizawl on Wednesday and Thursday, held discussions with Chief Secretary and other high officials of the Mizoram government regarding land acquisition and other issues for the project. At the meeting the Railway delegation urged the Mizoram government to the expedite the land acquisition process and hand over the land to the Railways early to start physical work as the Final Location Survey for this National Project has already been completed. The joint survey to identify the land belonging to the Forest Department, the government and private owners was completed for the entire section. This was stated in an official release issued by Senior Public Relations Officer (Construction), N.F.Railway, D.C. Borah. The 51.38 km-long Bhairabi–Sairang National Project will have 42 major bridges and 154 minor bridges. The longest bridge will be pf 1,115 metres.

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