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A rail-cum-road bridge will be built over the Ganga passing through the Varanasi and Chandauli districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the construction of this bridge. After the Union Cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that it will be an engineering marvel with a six-lane highway upper deck and a four-line railway lower deck. According to ANI news, Vaishnav said that the Malviya Bridge in Varanasi is one of the most important railway bridges over the Ganga River, which connects the northern, eastern, and western states and needs to be replaced.
The bridge will be built with an investment of Rs 2,642 crore.
According to the news, the Union Minister said that the Malviya Bridge is a rail-cum-road bridge (two-line rail and two-lane road) constructed 137 years ago and the route between Varanasi and DDU junction is oversaturated (163 percent). The new railroad bridge with four railway lines and a six-lane highway bridge will be built over the Ganga River with an investment of Rs 2,642 crore.
There will be less crowding.
Ashwini Vaishnaw, who is also the Union Railway Minister, said that the proposed multi-tracking project will ease operations and reduce congestion, leading to much-needed infrastructure development on the busiest line of the Indian Railways. Varanasi Railway Station is an important hub of Indian Railways, connecting major regions and serving as a gateway for pilgrims, tourists, and the local population.
Result of PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan
The project is an outcome of the PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity, made possible through integrated planning, and will provide seamless connectivity for the movement of people, goods, and services. The project, covering two districts of Uttar Pradesh, will extend the existing network of Indian Railways by about 30 km.
