(a) whether the Government plans to lay railway line up to Myanmar border via Imphal; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government plans to lay railway line up to Myanmar border via Imphal; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
(a) & (b): A feasibility study was done in 2005 by India through Rail India Technical & Economic Services Ltd. (RITES), a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of Ministry of Railways for a link from Jiribam in India to Mandalay in Myanmar via Imphal. This includes the missing link of approximately 360 km from Jiribam (India) to Kalay (Myanmar) via Moreh(India) / Tamu (Myanmar). The Jiribam-Imphal Section (125 km) is a sanctioned work. The portions from Imphal to Moreh (111 km) and from Tamu to Kalay (128 km) in Myanmar have not been sanctioned.
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