India, July 31 -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved four major railway multitracking projects worth approximately Rs 11,169 crore. These projects aim to enhance operational capacity and efficiency across key railway routes, adding around 574 kilometers to the Indian Railways network and covering 13 districts in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, and Jharkhand.

The approved projects include:

Itarsi – Nagpur (4th Line)

Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) – Parbhani (Doubling)

Aluabari Road – New Jalpaiguri (3rd and 4th Line)

Dangoaposi – Jaroli (3rd and 4th Line)

These multitracking initiatives are expected to significantly im...