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Decade-Long Wait Ends: Final Survey of Nilambur-Nanjangud Railway to Link Kerala & Karnataka Begins India LIVE: Colours of ‘Tiranga’ Glow Bright on Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament BuildingThe Nilambur-Nanjangud railway project, connecting Kerala and Karnataka via Wayanad, is making progress. After being stalled for over a decade, the Southern Railway took over in May 2023, allocating Rs 5.9 crore for the Final Location Survey (FLS). The project aims to connect Nilambur in Kerala to Nanjangud in Karnataka...
more... and is expected to reduce travel time between Kochi and Bengaluru to 7 hours. An aerial survey is currently underway, with the land survey covering 100 km from Nilambur already completed. The project's history involves delays due to a negative viability study and alleged refusal to release funds for the Detailed Project Report (DPR). The Action Council is advocating for budget allocation in the upcoming railway budget for the project.
Nilambur se Nanjangud tak ka railway project, jo Kerala aur Karnataka ko Wayanad ke raaste connect karta hai, abhi progress kar raha hai. Yeh project 10 saal se rukha hua tha, lekin May 2023 mein Southern Railway ne yeh project apne haathon mein le liya aur Final Location Survey (FLS)...
more... ke liye 5.9 crore rupees allocate kiye. Is project ka maqsad Kerala ke Nilambur ko Karnataka ke Nanjangud se connect karna hai, aur yeh project Kochi aur Bengaluru ke beech ka travel time 7 ghante tak kam karne ki ummeed hai. Abhi aerial survey chal raha hai, aur 100 km tak Nilambur se land survey complete ho chuka hai. Project ki history mein delays aaye hain kyunki ek negative viability study aaya tha, aur Detailed Project Report (DPR) ke liye funds release karne se allegedly inkaar kar diya gaya tha. Action Council upcoming railway budget mein project ke liye budget allocation ki demand kar raha hai.