India, Oct. 7 -- The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved four railway multitracking projects worth Rs.24,634 crore to boost connectivity and ease congestion across key routes in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Chhattisgarh. The projects will together add around 894 kilometres to the Indian Railways network and are expected to be completed by 2030-31.

The four approved sections include the Wardha-Bhusawal third and fourth line ( Rs.9,197 crore) in Maharashtra, the Gondia-Dongargarh fourth line ( Rs.2,223 crore) spanning Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, the Vadodara-Ratlam third and fourth line ( Rs.8,885 crore) across Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, and the Itarsi-Bhopal-Bina fourth line ( Rs.4,329 crore) in Madhya Pradesh.

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