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The projects are expected to add 410 km to the railway network, connect 6,448 villages and enable 76 million tonnes of additional freight traffic annually.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved five infrastructure projects worth a total of Rs 13,041 crore, including four railway multitracking projects costing Rs 9,450 crore and the four-laning of an 82.6-km section of NH-22 in Bihar at a capital cost of Rs 3,590.73 crore.The four railway projects will add about 410 km to the existing Indian Railways network and cover eight districts across West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The projects are expected to ease congestion, improve passenger and freight movement and enhance connectivity to nearly 6,448 villages with a combined population of around 60 lakh.The highway project will upgrade the Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa section of NH-22 to four-lane standards, strengthening connectivity between the India-Nepal border and major economic centres in Bihar. The project will be developed under the Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM).The Cabinet decisions, approved under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are expected to improve logistics efficiency, regional connectivity and movement of goods and passengers.<\/p>\n

Rs 9,450 crore worth railway projects approved<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

The four railway projects approved by the Cabinet are:<\/p>\n

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