OREANDA-NEWS. August 11, 2011. Surveys for Tanakpur-Bageshwar and Rishikesh-Karanprayag new lines have been completed. Rishikesh-Karanprayag new line project has been included in Railway Budget 2010-11 at an anticipated cost of Rs. 4295.30 crore. Tanakpur-Bageshwar new line survey report is presently under examination of the Ministry, reported the press-centre of Indian Railways.

Tanakpur-Bageshwar new line project has not yet been sanctioned. For Rishikesh-Karanprayag new line, preliminary activities like preparation of part estimate for geo-technical investigation and final location survey have been taken up.

Construction work will commence after completion of these preliminary activities and sanction of detailed estimate.