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New Delhi, Oct 25 : The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure today approved the proposal of Ministry of Railways to extend the new broad guage line from Imphal Road (Tupul) to Imphal and the updated cost of the entire project as Rs.4444 crore to be funded as per the funding pattern of 25 percent from General Budgetary Support (GBS) for Railways and 75 percent from the Ministry of Finance.
The project will be completed by March 2016. An expenditure of Rs.682 crore was incurred till 31st March, 2011.
This project will cover Imphal East, Tamenglong and Senapati districts of Manipur.
This Jiribam-Imphal new line project on completion will provide rail connectivity to Imphal with the national mainstream. It would also make possible direct movement of freight/passenger from this region to other parts of the country.
The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh laid foundation stone of 97.9 kilometre long Jiribam-Imphal Road (Tupul) new broad gauge line railway project at a function at Jiribam on November 20, 2004.
The line, at an anticipated cost of Rs. 727.56 crores, will terminate at Tupul, which is about 25 kilometres short of Imphal.
Jiribam-Imphal (Tupul) new line project assumes National importance as it would provide connectivity to the state capital of Manipur besides facilitating transportation of essential commodities to the State.
Jiribam-Imphal (Tupul) new line project is in pursuance of the policy of the Government of India to provide Rail connectivity to far off places of the North Eastern Region.
Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) on April 5 last said it has bagged a Rs 162-crore order from North Frontier Railway to develop a rail tunnel.
Under the contract, the leading infrastructure company will build a tunnel between Kambiron Road and Thingou stations on the new railway line coming up between Jiribam and Tupul in Imphal, Manipur.
HCC will be developing the tunnel with its Hyderabad- based JV partner Coastal Projects, in which it holds 60 per cent stake. The project is expected to be completed in 28 months, HCC said in a statement here.
The scope of the project involves construction of a single line 3.3km long tunnel, RCC portal walls, permanent tunnel support, rock supporting system and ancillary work, it said.
This is the third order HCC has received from North Frontier Railway on Jiribam-Tupul rail line. In 2010, the company was awarded two contracts worth Rs 197.06 crore and Rs 312.82 crore for construction of two tunnels of 3.25km and 4.69km lengths, respectively.
The government has been taking up the project to make people in Manipur avail facilities provided by the Indian Railways. The project is scheduled to be completed by 2016.
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