GUWAHATI, Feb. 2 -- Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said plans are afoot to lay underground railway tracks along a 40-km strategic corridor in West Bengal, connecting the northeast with the rest of India.
The strategic corridor, called the 'Chicken's Neck' for its shape, is a strip of land located in northern West Bengal's Siliguri area, having a width of over 20 km. The strip is sandwiched between Nepal and Bangladesh, with Bhutan and China a few hundred kilometres away.
Addressing reporters through video conference on the Union Budget allocation for the railway ministry, Vaishnaw said, "There is special planning for the 40-km strategic corridor connecting the northeast with the rest of the country."
"Planning is underway to l...