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Tender for Track Bed of East-West Electric Railway to Proceed Ahead

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Tender for Track Bed of East-West Electric Railway to Proceed Ahead
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August 23: The Department of Railways has informed that the construction work of the track bed of the Kakadvitta-Inaruwa section of the East-West Electric Railway will not be halted. The project has courted controversy since the start of the tender process.

Infrastructure experts have advised not to proceed with the project stating  that basic preparations like land acquisition and site clearance have not been completed. However, the railway department informed that the project will move ahead regardless of any circumstances.

Balaram Mishra, director general of the department, informed that no work would be stopped as the government, parliamentary committee and the high court have already ordered them to move ahead with the tender and other process of construction of the 106 km long track bed.

"The department has started the tender process following the government’s approval," Mishra informed.

He also claimed that there would be no problem in the construction of the section as the work was carried out after analyzing the legal issues and other basic aspects.

The department, which had issued a tender of Rs 28 billion twice --  on June 28 and July 1 -- has now moved ahead with the tender evaluation following an interim order issued by the Patan High Court on August 10. The department has issued tenders for the section in 54 packages.

 

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