Rail budget: Maharashtra's outlay for FY17 up 10% at Rs 4,767 cr
Using a mix of capital allocation, extra-budgetary resources from institutional financing, and public-private partnerships, Maharashtra has been given a total outlay of Rs 4,767 crore for FY17, a 10 per cent increase over last year (see table).
New works on 11 routes — Pune-Nashik, Vaibhavwadi-Kolhapur, the fourth line between Jalgaon-Bhusawal, Daund-Manmad doubling, Manmad-Jalgaon third line, Wardha-Nagpur fourth line, Indore-Manmad via Malegaon, Jeur-Aashti, Latur-Nanded via Loha, Ahmednagar, Gadchandur-Adilabad and Jalna-Khamgaon is being undertaken in FY17.
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more... for railway lines between Pachora and Jamner and an extension to Malkapur, Bodhan-Biloli-Mukhed-Jalkot-Latur Road, Manwath Rd.-Parli Vaijnath via Sonpeth, Narkhed-Washim, Shrirampur-Newasa-Shevgaon-Georai-Parali, Titwala-Murbad and Gulbarga-Latur will be done.
In addition a total of 31 road overbridges and 35 road underbridges has also been sanctioned for implementation.
Electrification on the Pen-Roha (Central Railway), Pune-Miraj-Kolhapur (CR), Miraj-Londa (South Western Railway), Gondia-Nainpur-Jabalpur (Southeast Central Railway), Jasai-Uran and Chalisgaon-Dhule (both CR) routes will be taken up next fiscal.