The eight projects worth 24 thousand 657 crore rupees have been approved by the Union Cabinet.
These projects will cover 14 districts in Odisha, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Telangana and West Bengal.
Aspirational districts and tribal areas will get a major push of development through these projects.
These projects include the Gunupur-Therubali New Railway Line route and Junagarh-Nabrangpur line, Malkangiri-Pandurangapuram line and Buramara-Chakulia rail route.
The bikramshila-Katareah rail route will be developed in Bihar while the Jalna-Jalgaon project in Maharashtra will provide connectivity to Ajanta Caves.
These routes are important for the transportation of commodities such as agricultural products, fertilizer, coal, iron ore, steel and cement.
