CHANDIGARH: The Central government has sanctioned the Ferozepur-Patti rail link in Punjab, which will reduce the distance between Ferozepur and Amritsar and is extremely important from a strategic point of view as it is close to the Pakistan border, Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu said here on Wednesday.
He said the project holds strategic and economic significance as it reduces the distance between Ferozepur and Amritsar from 196 km to 100 km and shortens the Jammu-Ferozepur-Fazilka-Mumbai corridor by 236 km.
The Ferozepur-Patti rail link project will cover 25.72 km at an estimated cost of Rs 764.19 crore, including Rs 166 crore towards land acquisition to be borne by the Railways.
It will serve as a crucial link between the Malwa and Majha regions of the state, enhancing regional mobility and logistics efficiency, he said.