NF Railway sets new target in Tripura

The North East Frontier Railway (NFR) has assured that the ongoing rail line construction work between Manu to Agartala in Tripura would be completed by January 26, 2008.

The assurance came at a high level review meeting between NFR officials and two MPs, Khagen Das and Matilal Sarkar at Circuit House here recently.The on-going construction from Manu to Ambassa in Dhalai district would be over by August 15 this year while the extension work up to Agartala is scheduled to be completed by January 26, 2008.

Chief Administrative Officer, Radheshyam and Chief Engineer (Construction) and B Choudhury of NFR briefed the two MPs about the on-going progress of the rail project in the meeting. The rail extension between Kumarghat to Agartala had already been announced as a national project.

They informed that the NFR authorities have been trying hard to complete the project on time. They said the laying of rail track would start soon.

Here it may be recalled that the on- going construction work was supposed to be completed by March 31 this year but the NFR could not meet the target.Then, they rescheduled the project saying that it would be completed by December 31.Now, the NFR authorities have announced that the project is scheduled to be over by January 26, 2008

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