India to build first rail link to Bhutan
Indian Railways (IR) plans to start construction next year on a 57km broad-gauge line connecting Kokrajhar in India to Gelephu in Bhutan costing $US 129.9m.
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Indian Railways (IR) plans to start construction next year on a 57km broad-gauge line connecting Kokrajhar in India to Gelephu in Bhutan costing $US 129.9m.
Central government has announced new sanctioned projects costing Rs 1.6 lakh crore to improve the northeast's infrastructure and security.
India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday stated that Government-accelerated development initiatives in North East had transformed the 'Look East policy' into the 'Act East Policy, leading to all-round development in the northeast region, enabling all the states to improve trade with South East Asian Nations.
The 2,000km long route will be crucial for military strategy. According to authorities, the same machinery is dispatched to work on difficult terrain on the opposite side of the LAC.
Two youths who went missing on August 24 along the Indo-China border in the Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh are yet to be traced.