<h1>Rail project approvals to double a key line and expand network, expected to spur regional development and employment.</h1> Approval of four railway projects authorises expansion of roughly 1,247 km of rail network and includes funding allocations; a key component is the doubling of the Gondia-Balharshah line, a 240 km capacity upgrade intended to increase throughput. The doubling project is presented as generating substantial construction employment and facilitating accelerated development of underdeveloped and backward areas, while the package generally aims at network densification and operational decongestion to support regional connectivity.