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Posted: Mar 27 2015 (20:04)
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Lumding - Silchar Railway line , the life line of Barack Valley, Tripura, Manipur, & Mizoram, was inaugurated today by Hon'ble Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhu in the presence of Chairman Railway Board , Shri AK Mittal along with other board members. The 210 km long line was opened for goods traffic today & will be providing seamless BG connectivity to Barack Valley of Assam & the rest of the country.
This project had been declared a national project in 2004 and has seen various ups and downs during its implementation including insurgency in the area and tough engineering challenges such as difficult geology & terrain.
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