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| Another bridge repaired in record time by Indian Railways: Iconic Saraighat Bridge replaced in just eight and half months |
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| Railways' engineers have once again shown speed and skill in completing the repair work of the iconic Saraighat bridge over the River Brahmaputra in eight & half months, 45 days before target date. |
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| Better amenities at stations for passengers: Government to re-categorize Railway Stations |
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| In a major policy decision, Ministry of Railways has comprehensively revised categories of various Railway stations with a view to make it more practical and rational. In the new scheme of station categorization, even small stations with higher footfall will get the higher level of passenger amenities leading to better passenger satisfaction. |
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| Coal supply surge pulls down spot power prices; Steady & improved coal supply to ensure affordable power supply |
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| Spot power prices have declined to about Rs 2.90 per unit from a high of Rs 5 per unit in early September as near-adequate availability of coal led to higher electricity generation. Short-term power prices fell to Rs 3.55 per unit in November and further to Rs 2.9 per unit on 28th December. |
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| Year End Review of Ministry of Coal: Various transformative steps taken in the coal sector to ensure energy security at affordable cost |
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| Government, in the last one year, has taken numerous transformative steps like transparent coal block allocation policy, rationalization of linkages and third party sampling to meet the demand of various sectors of the economy in a sustainable and cost-effective manner. |
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| Several reforms done in Railways for increasing safety, speed and passenger satisfaction: Year End Review of Ministry of Railways |
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| Track Renewal speeded up - 2,148 km old rails have been replaced with new rails upto Nov’17. Ground-breaking ceremony of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project (MAHSR) by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India and Hon’ble Prime Minister of Japan held in September, 2017. All time record commissioning of Electric Traction of 2,367 route kilometer was achieved. |
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