Garo Hills To Be Connected With Bengal By Rail Via Bangladesh

Guwahati: Despite Khasi Hill's continued opposition to the railway project over the Inner Line Permit demand, Garo Hills is all set to get a second railway line in addition to the Mendipathar- Dudhnoi railway line.

Reportedly, this was informed by the Joint Movement Committee for Corridor (JMCC) on Tuesday which said that a historic railway track will be constructed to connect the two states through the neighbouring country at a cost of Rs 7,000 crore.

They further claimed that it will be a milestone project for South Dinajpur (West Bengal) and Garo Hills in Meghalaya.

The Committee which is headed by Dr. Naba Kumar Das, Mahendraganj MLA Dikkanchi D Shira, and Salmanpara MLA Winnerson D Sangma further said that the Balurghat-Hili rail route is being built and it will be extended perpendicularly across Bangladesh to connect the Garo Hills.

As per them, they have sent a memorandum to the Union Minister of Railways, requesting that the long-standing demand for railway track building be met, as well as a railway line extension to Meghalaya.

In 2017, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had undertaken a study to examine the feasibility of connecting Hili Land Port in West Bengal to Mahendraganj in Meghalaya through Goraghat, Palashbari, and Gaibandha in Bangladesh.

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