Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The biggest hurdle related to the Indore-Khandwa rail project has now been removed. The Forest Department has issued NOC (No Objection Certificate) for this important rail line. Due to which this project can now be taken forward rapidly.
This rail line will prove to be the shortest and direct rail route connecting North India to South India, which will not only give new momentum to the business and industrial future of Indore, but will also give relief to the passengers in both time and distance.
Indore MP Shankar Lalwani has made continuous efforts to remove the obstacles in this project. He had organized a joint meeting between railway officials and the Forest Department, which simplified the necessary technical and administrative processes.
After this, recently MP Lalwani met the Chief Minister of the state Dr. Mohan Yadav and underlined the priority of this project and requested to get permission from the Forest Department.
After the completion of Indore-Khandwa rail line, Indore will be directly connected to Khandwa-Bhusaval-Nashik-Mumbai and South Indian states like Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, making travel fast, economical and convenient.
This rail corridor will benefit the traders, farmers and passengers of Malwa region. The MP said that this rail route is very important for direct and better connectivity between Malwa region and South India.
Indore-Khandwa distance will increase to 80 km
Earlier the distance between Indore and Khandwa was 48 km in meter gauge, but now it will increase to 80 km. To make the broad gauge track, the train will reach Balwada after taking a detour before Patalpani, which has increased the distance by 32 km.
However, with the construction of this track, Indore will have direct access to the cities of South India, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and the cities of Jaipur, Ajmer in North India. Currently, one has to take a detour to reach these cities. Indore Khandwa Akola becoming broad gauge will be the shortest route connecting the north and south. This will save time of common people. The profit of the railways will increase.
Rail connectivity between Indore and Khandwa has ended since a decade
Rail connectivity between Indore and Khandwa has ended since a decade. Earlier there was a meter gauge line here, which used to go from Mhow to Khandwa via Patalpani, Kalakund, Balwada, Chaural. Now the broad gauge line is going to Balwada after taking a detour before Patalpani from Mhow.
Being a hilly area, there is a 32 km long curve, of which 454 hectares of land belongs to the forest department. Most of the land in the track is from Mhow and Barwah tehsils. The railways had been seeking permission for a long time to lay the track on it.
