India, Feb. 18 -- Even as Saturday's stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station again highlighted the dire need to upgrade the infrastructure and capacity of the critical railway station, the redevelopment plan, which has been in the works for almost 15 years and has undergone at least five revisions, is yet to even kick off.

The latest progress on the project took place in September last year when the Railway Land Development Authority (RLDA) invited bids for the redevelopment of New Delhi Railway Station at an estimated cost of Rs.2,469 crores. Officials familiar with the project said a contractor has since been selected, and a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) issued, but work is yet to begin.

Union railways minister Ashwani Vaishnaw said, "...