Will help locals, troops in big way
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 14: The Northern Railways is all set to start work on the 50-kilometers Baramulla- Uri stretch in Kashmir shortly which will take train network close to the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and besides helping local people in travel will also strongly assist the troops in transportation of their supplies to forward areas.
Official sources told the Excelsior that tenders have been floated for the purpose and the Northern Railways as well as the Central Government will like to complete the project at the earliest.
“Once the project is completed, the border area of Uri will get connected with the Railways throughout the country and this will not only help the locals but also the Army personnel, who are deployed in large numbers on the LoC in Uri as their supplies will be directly transported right up to the boundary,” sources said.
They said Northern Railways is mulling to begin Final Location Survey (FLS) for new Baramulla-Uri line and for which proposals are being invited by the Ministry.
“Tenders have been floated for Engineering survey work of a Railway line/roadway using modern survey techniques such as Aerial Survey (Aerial Photogrammetric survey or Aerial LIDAR) and DGPS (Differential Global Positioning System) levelling and creation of DEM”, sources said.
They said that the overall track from Baramulla to Uri will be 50 kilometres.
The Central Government has been taking series of initiatives to link border areas with Pakistan and China through trains or road to enhance connectivity for the benefit of locals as well as security personnel deployed there.
Security forces had to use their trucks for transportation of supplies. However, the trains can take large supplies to the border areas in short span of time.
“It is good news for the entire Kashmir. Pertinently, the Government has stated that Kashmir will be connected with Kanyakumari through rail link by the end of this year,” sources said.
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