Railway & Highway Projects Approved by CCEA

 Railway & Highway Projects Approved by CCEA

Category: Infrastructure / Transport / Economy

• Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved infrastructure projects worth ₹13,041 crore.
• Includes:
  • 4 railway multi-tracking projects – ₹9,450 crore.
  • 4-laning of NH-22 in Bihar – ₹3,590.73 crore.
• Railway projects cover 8 districts across West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
• Major railway projects:
  • Kharagpur–Bhadrak: 173 km 4th line.
  • Bhadrak–Haridaspur: 75 km 4th line.
  • Gummidipundi–Gudur: 90 km 3rd and 4th lines.
  • Cuttack–Paradeep: 72 km 3rd and 4th lines.
• NH-22 project:
  • 82.578 km Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi–Sonbarsa section.
  • To be developed under Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM).
  • Connects the India–Nepal border at Sonbarsa with Muzaffarpur via NH-27.

Key Pointers:

• CCEA → ₹13,041 crore.
• NH-22 → Bihar.
• Development model → HAM.
• Sonbarsa → India–Nepal border.