Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves new Broad Gauge Electrified Line from Katghora to Dongargarh in Chhattisgarh, which will provide rail connectivity to unserved areas of the State

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the new Broad Gauge Electrified Line of 294.53 route Kms from Katghora to Dongargarh which will provide rail connectivity to unserved areas of Chhattisgarh, opening them up for industrial development.

Powering India: Coal India's supply to power sector rises by 12%

The supply of coal by Coal India Limited (CIL) to the power sector in the first five months of the ongoing fiscal increased by 12.1 per cent to 196.9 million tonnes (MT). The dispatch of dry fuel by CIL in the April-August period of the 2017-18 was at 175.6 MT.

Railways has launched Rail Heritage Digitisation Project, which will help preserve the rich cultural heritage of the Railways with the use of innovative technology

Railways has launched “Rail Heritage Digitisation Project” in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture on 28th September 2018. The project can be accessed through link:“https://artsandculture.google.com/project/indian-railways”. The project is a landmark effort to showcase country’s Rail Heritage to National and International audience in an online story-telling platform.

Railways has launched India's first RoadRailer, a bimodal vehicle capable of running on rails and road, which will provide greater safety to cargo at lower costs

Railways has launched India’s first RoadRailer train which is a bimodal vehicle capable of running on rails as a wagon and on road as a semi-trailer truck. This new initiative of the Railways would replace 50 to 55 trucks from roads thereby reducing costs and providing greater safety to the goods being transported.

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