Rail Link Project to Bhutan: The central government will not soon come to the rail maps by giving Bhutan a green signal to the railway link project, but the project will also play an important role in strengthening India’s first policy and also in the mutual connection between business, tourism and people. The project, which has been in discussions since 2018, has recently approached reality after the final of the DPR (Detailed Project Report). Two main contact routes have been identified in this project. The first railway line will connect Bhutan’s Galfu city to the Kokarajar of Assam.
About km km Long projects, which will be built by six new railway stations and many bridges, the cost will cost Rs. 3,456 crore. The Kokarajar-Galifu railway line has been declared a special railway project, which will speed up approval and land acquisition. The railroad is expected to be completed in the next four years. While 20 km from Banarhat to Samtas. The long second rail line will connect West Bengal to Bhutan. There will be two railway stations on this railroad. A total of 577 crore railway projects are likely to be completed in the next three years. Both of these projects with an estimated cost of Rs 4,033 crore will promote business, tourism and exchange among the people.
Through these two projects, Bhutan will be connected to the rail, which will make it easier in Indian markets. Last year, when Prime Minister Modi visited Bhutan, he signed a railway project connecting India to Bhutan. The project was approved in a conversation with the secretary of Bhutan, who visited India. India is Bhutan’s largest trade partner and Indian ports play an important role in its international trade. There are two major import-export centers in Samtsse and Galefu Bhutan, which is about 700 km to the Indo-Bhutan border. Long connects.
India has assured that all possible steps will be taken to provide better connectivity to these economic centers in Bhutan. Both railway projects are starting on a bilateral agreement and no third country interference. That is, these projects have a message to China that India has a strong partnership with Bhutan and there is no scope for external interference.