NTPC signs Agreement with Railways for connectivity

KUDGI. NTPC-Kudgi and South Western Railways signed an agreement for the Doubling  of Hotgi-Kudgi section of South Western Railway Under Customer Funding Concession.

 

NTPC has agreed to finance the cost of construction of the Rail System under the  Customer funding model of Ministry of Railways Policy of participative model for  rail connectivity. NTPC has deposited Rs. 946 crore with South Western Railway  towards the cost of doubling of railway section between Hotgi – Kudgi (134 km). 

 

 

The section between Hotgi – Kudgi (134 km) consists of 10 Block Stations 08 Major  bridges and 02 important bridges on river Don and River Bheema. The work for the  doubling has already been started by South Western Railway and the project is  targeted for completion by March’2020. The Augmented Rail Infrastructure apart from  catering to the coal transportation requirements of 4000 MW Power project of NTPC  s also expected to give big fillip to the economic activities of Northern

Karnataka.

 

 

The agreement was signed by Shri A.S.Rao, CTPM (Chief Traffic Planning Manager) on  behalf of SWR and by Shri. Harbans Singh, Group General Manager on behalf of NTPC- Kudgi in the presence of Shri P.K.Saxena GM-SWR. Senior officials of NTPC and SWR  were present on the occasion.