Train to Pahalgam put on hold for now as J&K govt, MPs flag threat to apple orchards The governing National Conference said the halted proposals include the Bijbehara-Pahalgam railway link and the Pulwama-Shopian railway project. The issue was earlier raised by local farmers, legislators, including Anantnag-Poonch MP Mian Altaf and the opposition PDP leaders. Vaishnaw said there was a demand for three additional railway projects in the region, but these had been kept on hold for now due to the objections raised. #railway_link #National_Conference #Pahalgam_put #governing_National #MPs_flag #flag_threat #apple_orchards #halted_proposals #proposals_include #Bijbehara-Pahalgam_railway
Amid threats to ‘chicken’s neck’, India to take rail corridor underground Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Budget contains a proposal to expand railway link between the region and the rest of the country to four tracks, fulfilling a long-felt need. Northeast Frontier Railway GM Chetan Shrivastava said the underground stretch would run from Tin Mile Haat to Rangapani stations within Bengal. During the 2017 Doklam stand-off, military planners had talked about the vulnerability of the Siliguri stretch of the corridor. #Ashwini_Vaishnaw #underground_Ashwini #Amid_threats #expand_railway #railway_link #Frontier_Railway #rail_corridor #Chetan_Shrivastava #Tin_Mile #Mile_Haat
