<h1>Cabinet approves doubling 177 km single railway line across three states with Rs 3,169 crore funding under multimodal plan</h1> The central government's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved doubling a 177 km single railway line across three states with an estimated cost of Rs. 3,169 crore, authorizing funding and project implementation under the national multimodal infrastructure plan. The decision triggers administrative actions including procurement, land acquisition across five districts, inter-state coordination, and compliance with environmental and social safeguards. The project is expected to increase freight capacity, serve passenger and pilgrimage destinations, benefit rural populations, and require monitoring of displacement, compensation, regulatory clearances, and budgetary disbursement and audit obligations.