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Government of India

Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure

25-October-2012 18:25 IST

The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure today approved the proposal of Ministry of Railways to extend the new broad guage line from Imphal Road (Tupul) to Imphal and the updated cost of the entire project as Rs.4444 crore to be funded as per the funding pattern of 25 percent from General Budgetary Support (GBS) for Railways and 75 percent from the Ministry of Finance.

The project will be completed by March 2016. An expenditure of Rs.682 crore was incurred till 31st March, 2011.

This project will cover Imphal East, Tamenglong and Senapati districts of Manipur.

This Jiribam-Imphal new line project on completion will provide rail connectivity to Imphal with the national mainstream. It would also make possible direct movement of freight/passenger from this region to other parts of the country.

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SC/LM

Rail infrastructure funding approved: extension to Imphal sanctioned with mixed General Budgetary Support and Ministry of Finance financing enabling connectivity. Approval was granted to extend the new broad gauge line from Tupul to Imphal with an updated total project cost and a specified funding pattern allocating most funding to the Ministry of Finance and a smaller share from General Budgetary Support for Railways; prior project expenditure to the stated cut off date is recorded, district coverage is identified, and a target completion timeline is set.