Kurukshetra-Narwana elevated rail line gets nod

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has given in-principle approval for the construction of an elevated railway line in Kurukshetra city on the Kurukshetra-Narwana line to decongest the traffic in the holy city.

The construction of this elevated track would be undertaken by the Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (HRIDC) at a cost of Rs 224.58 crore, said an official spokesman.

Out of the total project cost, an amount of Rs 100 crore will be shared by Ministry of Railways. The elevated railway track would do away with five level crossings in the city, reducing traffic jams, he said.

The spokesman said that this would be the second elevated railway line in the state since the Chief Minister recently launched the country’s first elevated railway track project.