Railway minister Suresh Prabhu calls for fast tracking pending projects.

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu recently advised Metro Railway and Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation Ltd. (KMRC) authorities to resolve the hurdles and accelerate the progress of their pending projects.

'All pending projects need to be expedited to prevent further escalation of project costs,' Prabhu said after reviewing various project works in the state.

Incidentally, the ambitious East West Metro project of KMRC is incurring cost over-run due to delay in solving land problem in central Kolkata area.

Laying stress on efficient finance management and passenger earnings, Prabhu directed the railway officials at a high level meeting where possible steps to ensure passenger safety were discussed, a railway release said here.

The minister dwelt on the need for construction of road over-bridge and under-bridge along NH corridors as per MoU signed with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.


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