Overview

• Four schemes under PM-Gati Shakti include a new line in Gujarat’s Kutch (Deshalpar–Hajipir–Luna and Vayor–Lakhpat), Secunderabad–Wadi 3rd/4th line, Bhagalpur–Jamalpur 3rd line, and Furkating–New Tinsukia doubling.
• The combined outlay will add about 565 km across 13 districts in Gujarat, Karnataka, Telangana, Bihar and Assam.
• Project timelines range from three to five years and construction is expected to generate roughly 251 lakh human-days of employment.
• Capacity gains are projected at about 68 million tonnes per annum with estimated cuts of 56 crore litres in oil imports and 360 crore kilograms of CO2.
• The 145-km Gujarat line, costed at Rs 2,526 crore, will build 13 stations to link sites such as Dholavira, Koteshwar, Narayan Sarovar and Lakhpat Fort and support movement of salt, cement, coal, clinker and bentonite.