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No deadline for Dallirajhara-Raoghat-Jagdalpur line

December 12: There is no target for completion of the Dallirajhara-Raoghat-Jagdalpur railway line that is expected to improve iron ore movement significantly due to various reasons, including extreme law and order situation, an official from the Ministry of Railways said.

“The target for completion of the Dallirajhara-Raoght section (95 km) has not been fixed due to non-availability of encumbrance-free land, forestry clearance and extreme law and order situation,” the official said.

“No time-frame can be set at present for completion of the section,” the official added.

The Dallirajhara-Raoghat-Jagdalpur new line project was included in the Railway Budget of 1995-96 but, since then, nothing much has moved on the ground.

The official, however, said, “In the 33 km length, out of a total 95 km, forestry clearance has been obtained and earthwork has been taken up in the first 17 km.”

Meanwhile, regular meetings have been held between the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Railways and the state government of Chhattisgarh for deployment of necessary forces to facilitate progress of the construction work.