Tenders worth Rs 17,500 crore (USD 259 million) related to dedicated freight corridor (DFC) project will be finalised by March, Railway Minister Manoj Sinha said. Project execution has also begun with the award of civil contracts for 1,100km route.
The ambitious Rs 81,459-crore (USD 12 billion) project envisages freight rail lines along the western corridor between Delhi and Mumbai and the eastern corridor between Ludhiana and Howrah, running through Delhi.
Work on the dedicated freight corridor (DFC), aimed for faster movement of goods, will be completed in phases between 2017 and 2019.
Indian Railways is constructing the western corridor from Dadri to Jawaharlal Nehru Port (1,502km) and the eastern corridor from Ludhiana to Dankuni (West Bengal) (1,840km).
The entire western corridor is being funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), while the World Bank is providing financial assistance for the eastern corridor from Mughalsarai to Ludhiana.
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