Three railway projects get Rs 175 crore in Pink Book Three railway projects get Rs 175 crore in Pink Book ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Feb 3, 2021, 06:00 IST The allocation will fast track the ongoing work, which is scheduled to be completed in 3 years The doubling of the two important railway lines in the City has received a shot in the arm with the Ministry of Railways allocating around Rs 148 crore in the Pink Book, which was released on Tuesday. The allocation will fast track the ongoing work, scheduled to complete in three years. While Rs 77.50 crore has been allocated towards doubling 48-km Baiyappanahalli - Hosur line, similar work on the 21-7-km Yeshvanthpur - Channasandra stretch gets Rs 70 crore. As per the agreement, the State Government will release the equal sum of work to the Karnataka Railway Infrastructure Development Enterprise (K-RIDE), which is tasked with the work.