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Agartala: The Railway Ministry has approved an outlay of Rs 251 crore for laying a 14 km railway track to connect Agartala with Akhaura.
Northeastern Frontier Railway (NFR) is likely to undertake work for laying tracks by October next year, Special Secretary to Transport department Kishore Ambuly said.
While the Department of North Eastern region (DoNER) ministry would pay Rs 105 crore for construction of the rail link on the Indian side, the Ministry of External Affairs will provide Rs 146 crore to carry out the project on the Bangladesh side.
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