Amid outcry over biased treatment to Nanded division by the South Central RAILWAY (SCR), Union minister of state for railways Raosaheb Danve on Wednesday said rail works worth Rs 4,264 crore have been sanctioned for Maharashtra under the jurisdiction of SCR.
Danve said doubling of railway line between Mudkhed-Parbhani for a length of 81-km has already been completed whereas electrification works between Akola-Lohagad for a distance of 34 km have also been accomplished.
In regard to the status of new rail line between Ahmednagar and Parli via Beed, Danve said the new rail line work between Beed and Parli for a distance of 30-km has been completed and another stretch of 30-km was expected to get over during the current financial year.