The line will give an improved connectivity of central and north India with south India. It will also provide accessibility to religious sites like Amarlingeswara Swamy Temple, Amaravati Stupa, Dhyana Buddha statue and Undavalli Caves Connectivity to Machilipatnam Port, Krishnapatnam Port & Kakinada Port.
There will be a 3 km long bridge across the Krishna River.
Further, the project is expected to generate 19 lakh human days of work and will save 6 crore kg of Carbon Monoxide, which equivalent to planting 25 Lakh trees.
Railway project in Bihar
In Bihar, the cabinet approved doubling of Doubling Narkatiaganj-Raxaul-Sitamarhi-Darbhanga & Sitamarhi – Muzaffarpur corridor has been announced at Rs Rs 4,553 crore. The 256-km long project will benefit Uttar Pradesh and North Bihar. The railway line runs close and parallel to the international border of Nepal. It connects Inland Container Depot at Birgun, providing an alternate connectivity to Chicken Neck region between Northern States & North-East Ayodhya to Sitamarhi. Further, it gives an aternate connectivity to, Kathmandu, Janakpur, and Lumbini for faster movement of foodgrains, fertilisers, cement and containers.
The project will generate 87 lakh human days of work and is expected to save 162 crore Kg Carbon Monoxide, equivalent to planting 6.5 Cr trees.