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Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: 22 railway stations in Punjab to get ₹4,762-crore revamp
Funds to the tune of ₹4,762 crore have been allocated for 22 railway stations in Punjab, which is expected to bolster the development process; ₹23.7 crore has been allocated for Kotkapura junction in Faridkot, ₹25.1 crore for Sirhind in Fatehgarh Sahib, ₹27.6 crore for Ferozepur Cantt and ₹21.1 crore have been sanctioned for Abohar in Ferozepur
Chandigarh
A total of 22 railway stations in Punjab will be redeveloped under the ‘Amrit Bharat Station Scheme’.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the country via video conferencing. These stations are spread across 27 states and union territories and also include 22 in Punjab.
Funds to the tune of ₹4,762 crore have been allocated for 22 railway stations in Punjab, which is expected to bolster the development process. ₹23.7 crore has been allocated for Kotkapura junction in Faridkot, ₹25.1 crore for Sirhind in Fatehgarh Sahib, ₹27.6 crore for Ferozepur Cantt and ₹21.1 crore have been sanctioned for Abohar in Ferozepur.
Similarly, ₹19.5 crore for Fazilka railway station, ₹21.3 crore for Pathankot City Railway Station, ₹16.5 crore for Gurdaspur Railway Station, ₹99 crore for Jalandhar Cantt junction, ₹24.4 for Phillaur junction, ₹26.6 crore for Kapurthala railway station have been sanctioned. Ludhiana junction has received the lion’s share amounting to ₹460 crore, Dhandari Kalan ₹17.6 crore, Mansa ₹26 crore, Mohali ₹23.2 crore while ₹47.5 crore have been sanctioned for Patiala railway station.
The Anandpur Sahib Railway Station has been sanctioned ₹24.2 crore, Roopnagar ₹24 crore, Nangal Dam ₹23.3 crore, Dhuri ₹37.6 crore, Sangrur ₹25.5 crore, Malerkotla ₹22.9 and Muktsar railway station has been sanctioned ₹21.2 crore.
Addressing an event after the PM laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the country via video conferencing, Lok Sabha MP from Jalandhar Sushil Kumar Rinku said new railway stations in Jalandhar Cantt and Phillaur will further give impetus to economic development of Jalandhar district. Rinku said it will prove to be a milestone in development of Jalandhar and Phillaur regions.
