New Delhi: Taking cues from the highways sector, where private companies build roads and charge tolls to recover their investments after getting land from the government, the railway ministry will soon allow private companies to lay rail lines and generate revenue. will come up with a policy for Running of trains on these lines
sources said Federation Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnava On Tuesday proposed the plan to the Group of Ministers on infrastructure.
central minister Nitin Gadkari Chaired the meeting where issues related to environment clearance, land availability and transfer of land for infrastructure projects were discussed.
Vaishnav said his ministry will come out with a policy on the payment that they charge for transferring land to other departments for infrastructure construction, officials said.
According to an official statement, Vaishnav spoke about the importance of new technologies and financial models for augmenting railway infrastructure and offered to work in close coordination as well. Ministry of Highways On similar lines.
“He said that he would like to examine the feasibility of working on the plan to lay railway lines along the highways in the already acquired land to make the projects viable,” the release said.
You It is learned that the environment ministry officials rubbished the allegation of delay in environment and forest clearances saying that the departments concerned were not giving complete details to get such clearances.
sources said Federation Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnava On Tuesday proposed the plan to the Group of Ministers on infrastructure.
central minister Nitin Gadkari Chaired the meeting where issues related to environment clearance, land availability and transfer of land for infrastructure projects were discussed.
Vaishnav said his ministry will come out with a policy on the payment that they charge for transferring land to other departments for infrastructure construction, officials said.
According to an official statement, Vaishnav spoke about the importance of new technologies and financial models for augmenting railway infrastructure and offered to work in close coordination as well. Ministry of Highways On similar lines.
“He said that he would like to examine the feasibility of working on the plan to lay railway lines along the highways in the already acquired land to make the projects viable,” the release said.
You It is learned that the environment ministry officials rubbished the allegation of delay in environment and forest clearances saying that the departments concerned were not giving complete details to get such clearances.
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