Doubling of Hotgi-Kudgi-Gadag route (284 Km) of railways

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....oubling of Hotgi-Kudgi-Gadag route (284 Km) of railways <br>News and Press Release<br>Dated:- 16-9-2015<br><BR>Press Information Bureau Government of India Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) 16-September-2015 14:23 IST The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved doubling of the Hotgi-Kudgi-Gadag railway line at an a....

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....nticipated cost of &#8377; 1618 crore and completion cost of &#8377; 2058 crore. Out of this, &#8377; 946 crore (completion cost) is already received from NTPC under the Customer Funding Model for doubling of the stretch between Hotgi-Kudgi (134 km) and the remaining amount of &#8377; 1107.58 crore will be funded through the Gross Budgetary Support of Ministry of Railways or Extra Budgetary Resour....

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....ces or both. A number of Integrated Steel Plants/Power Plants/Cement Plants are coming up along the Hotgi-Kudgi-Gadag route. This doubling work will provide the necessary line capacity for introduction of additional trains and smooth movement of rakes to/from the industries/power plants. This will also boost overall development of the region. In view of the industrial activities taking place in t....

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....he area, demands are also being received for running of additional train services through this route. Hotgi-Kudgi-Gadag route is a single line rail link between Guntakal-Pune-Mumbai and Hospet-Hubli-Goa rail routes. This is an important rail link connecting the cities of Bangalore and Mumbai. ***** NW/AKT/SH<BR> News - Press release - PIB....