“For infrastructure, SCR has been sanctioned ₹5,752
crore for 2018-19 which is much higher than ₹5,669
crore sanctioned last year,” Yadav said.
For the newlines, the budgetary grant is ₹ 1,757 crore.
Allocation for passenger...
more... amenities went up by 77 per
cent to ₹ 120 crore.
“The focus has been passenger safety, amenities and
completion of ongoing projects,’’ the official said.
Railway electrification for a total route length of 1,261
km has been sanctioned. With this, except Bidar-
Gulbarga, the entire stretch of SCR will be electrified.
Three new railway line surveys have been sanctioned
in Telagnana from Patancheru-Sangareddy-Jogipet-
Medak, Nizamabad-Nirmal-Adilabad and Manakondur,
Huzurabad & Elkaturthi. Similarly, 221 km of by-pass
line construction in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
will be taken up.