The Minister of Railways Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal has said that land acquisition for nearly 2,800 km of the eastern and western freight corridors is almost complete.

The first major civil construction contract on the 343 km Kanpur-Khurja section of the eastern corridor has already been awarded and by the end of 2013-14, construction contract to cover up to 1,500 km on the two corridors would be awarded and the work started. Preliminary Engineering-cum-Traffic Studies (PETS) have been taken up on four future Dedicated Freight Corridors.

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Land acquisition nearing completion enabling award of major construction contracts and commencement of dedicated freight corridor works. Land acquisition for nearly 2,800 km of the eastern and western Dedicated Freight Corridors is almost complete, a principal civil construction contract for the 343 km Kanpur-Khurja section has been awarded, and contracts covering up to 1,500 km are planned for award with work commencement by the end of 2013-14; Preliminary Engineering cum Traffic Studies have been initiated on four future corridors.