Kanchan Kanya Express: ডুয়ার্সের রাণী - Joydeep Roy

The progress of proposed new broad-gauge railway line between Nadikudi and Srikalahasti and the estimated cost of the new railway line and how much funds Railways have released so far. - Detailed Estimate amounting to 2289 crore has been sanctioned for 309 km. length of Nadikudi-Srikalahasti new railway line project. Government of Andhra Pradesh has agreed for providing land free of cost and sharing 50% construction cost of project. The work has been planned in 3 phases and phase-I i.e. Piduguralla-Nakarikallul-Rompicherla-Savalyapuram (46 km) has been taken up. In this section, land acquisition has been completed and tenders for earth work & minor bridges for Piduguralla-Rompicherla(30 km) have been awarded. For rest of the section, land acquisition process has been taken up with the State Government.
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estimated time-line to complete the railway line for commencement of operations - Expenditure incurred upto March 2016 is `8.09 crore. Railway has given the outlay of `190 crore for 2016-17 and further outlay of `340 crore has been proposed for 2017-18.