Railway line linking Valley to rest of India latest by early 2024: Govt | India News

SRINAGAR: The railway line connecting the Kashmir Valley with the remainder of the nation shall be accomplished this 12 months, and the particular ‘Vande Bharat’ trains will chug within the Union Territory subsequent 12 months, Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated on Saturday. Addressing a press convention at Nowgam railway station right here, he stated the Udhampur-Banihal monitor, connecting Jammu with Srinagar, shall be accomplished by December this 12 months, or early subsequent 12 months.
With this, the Udhampur-Baramulla railway line in J&Ok shall be accomplished. The Union minister stated a requirement has been obtained for connecting three areas – Sopore-Kupwara, Awantipora-Shopian, and Bijbehara-Pahalgam – with the railway line, and the Railways will talk about it. “We’ll talk about this with J&Ok LG, after which with Union residence minister (Amit Shah) and PM (Narendra Modi),” he stated.
Vaishnaw, who can be the minister of communications and electronics and knowledge know-how, stated each village and metropolis in J&Ok may have a telecom facility.