Manmohan to lay foundation of two rail lines

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is slated to lay the foundation stones of two new railway lines — between Dahod and Indore and Chhota Udaipur to Dhar — at a place called Hari Bhai Ki Bawri at Jhabua on February 8. Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav would also accompany him.

Included in the Rail Budget of 1989-90, the 201-km-long Dahod-Indore rail line is expected to provide a shorter router between Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. This line is estimated to cost Rs 678.5 crore and is expected to be laid in six years.