2,574 km new lines commissioned in four years three months: Gohain
New Delhi, Aug 10 : The government on Friday said that 2,574 km of new rail lines have been commissioned from 2014 to June 2018.
"The Railways has commissioned 2,574 Km of new lines from 2014 till June 30, 2018 i.e. in four years and three months," Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain said in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
He said the railways commissioned 439 km of new line in Jharkhand, 240 km in Karnataka, 235 km in Madhya Pradesh, 262 km in Uttar Pradesh, 229 km in Bihar and 221 km in Andhra Pradesh.
The Minister further said that in northeastern region, the railways have commissioned 178 km of new line, followed by 186 km in Telangana, 160 km in Haryana, 118 km in Odisha, 86 km in West Bengal and 73 km in Rajasthan.
New lines were also commissioned in Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra and Punjab.
"As on date, 180 new line projects costing Rs 3,56,120.17 crore for 19644.8 km are in different stages of planning or approval or execution," Gohain added.
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Delhi records high of 32.7 deg C; AQI remains 'moderate'
New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.
The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
