Haryana

• 08 Aug 2023

Fianl Survey Report of Five rail Projects in Haryana will be prepared soon

Why in News?

• On August 7, 2023, Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal, while presiding over the meeting of the Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Board in Chandigarh, said that on the survey report prepared by the Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation to develop better rail infrastructure in the state, the Rail The ministry will soon prepare the final survey report of five rail development projects.

Key Points:

• In the meeting, the Chief Secretary said that the final location of three rail projects including rail connectivity between Indira Gandhi Airport Delhi to Maharaja Agrasen Airport Hisar, Garhi Harsaru-Farrukhnagar double line & new double line connectivity from Farrukhnagar to Jhajjar and Jhajjar-Charkhi Dadri-Loharu line. Survey report will be prepared.
• A joint visit to the Karnal-Yamunanagar new railway line and Kaithal railway elevated will also be done to finalize the survey report in the state.
• The Chief Secretary informed that the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor project has been included in the PM Gatishakti National Master Plan. Palwal, Nuhan, Gurugram, Jhajjar and Sonipat districts will benefit from this project.
• There is an effort to complete the construction of Manesar to Patli section of Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor in the current financial year.
• In the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor Project, 4.7-kilometer tunnel, double container traffic, tunneling to meet the needs of high-rise buildings and the state-of-the-art technology of New Austrian Tunneling Method are being worked on.
• Apart from this, 68 percent of construction of a 5.8-kilometer-long elevated track on Kurukshetra-Narwana railway line has been completed to eliminate five manned level crossings in Kurukshetra.