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India's "Chicken neck" is each acceptable for a caller connectivity boost!In a bid to fortify determination connectivity to India’s North-eastern States, Indian Railways has announced plans to conception a caller underground railway enactment done the Siliguri Corridor, commonly known arsenic the “Chicken’s Neck”. Union curate for railways, accusation & broadcasting and electronics & accusation technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said that the task is designed to guarantee secure, reliable and uninterrupted obstruction connectivity successful this strategically delicate region.
Route:
The caller enactment volition autumn nether the Katihar Division of Northeast Frontier Railway and volition statesman from Tinmile Hat going to Rangapani, and onwards to Bagdogra.
En-route, the nexus volition screen parts of Darjeeling and Uttar Dinajpur districts successful West Bengal, arsenic good arsenic Kishanganj territory successful Bihar.
Length:
The projected underground alignment volition tally for a full magnitude of 35.76 km betwixt Dumdangi and Bagdogra, with the Dumdangi–Rangapani conception measuring 33.40 km. The corridor, astir 22 km wide, connects mainland India with the North-eastern States and has been planned chiefly arsenic an underground way to supply unafraid and resilient connectivity.
Protection:
Due to the corridor’s proximity to planetary borders with Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh, and its vulnerability to earthy disasters, congestion and information risks, the underground railway enactment is expected to play a captious role. The alignment volition connection a protected and non-visible route, enabling the uninterrupted question of defence personnel, subject instrumentality and exigency alleviation supplies during emergencies.
Its determination adjacent Bagdogra Air Force Station and the Bengdubi Army Cantonment of the Indian Army’s 33 Corps besides supports integration of air–rail logistics.
Modern tech astatine play:
The task volition beryllium developed utilizing modern exertion and precocious engineering, which includes a 2×25 kV AC electrification system, Automatic Signalling (Standard-IV) with VOIP-based connection connected OFC and quad cables, bridges built to RDSO 25-ton axle load standards, and duplicate tunnels constructed utilizing the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) method with NATM tunnels for crossovers, ET reported.Vaishnaw described the Tinmile Hat–Rangapani–Bagdogra underground enactment arsenic a reflection of railways’ committedness to strengthening strategical infrastructure successful the Northeast. West Bengal has received a grounds fund allocation of Rs. 14,205 crore for railways this year, much than 3 times the mean allocation during 2009–2014. He added that railway projects worthy astir Rs. 92,000 crore are presently underway successful the State, which volition facilitate large infrastructural transformation.Additionally, the Union curate revealed that the archetypal Bullet Train for West Bengal, announced successful this year’s Rail Budget, volition statesman its travel from Siliguri.
