Question: Recently Indian Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and his Bangladeshi counterpart Mazibul Hoque jointly laid the foundation stone for Agartala (India) – Akhaura (Bangladesh) railway project. It would be a part of the following Rail network?
(a) Indian Railway
(b) Trans-Siberian Railway
(c) Bangladesh Railway
(d) Trans-Asian Railway
Ans: (d)
Related facts:
- On 31 July 2016 Indian Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and his Bangladeshi counterpart Mazibul Hoque jointly laid the foundation stone for the 15 km Agartala (India) – Akhaura (Bangladesh) railway project.
- The project will be developed at a cost of Rs 968 crore,
- It will be totally funded by the Indian government.
- The Agartala-Akhaurha railway project would be part of the Trans Asian Railway network.
- It would provide a much shorter connectivity from northeastern states to Kolkata via Bangladesh.
- The project was finalised during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s meeting with the then Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at New Delhi in January 2010.
- In Railway Budget for the year 2012-13, the project was approved.
Reference:
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/foundation-stone-laid-for-india-bangladesh-new-rail-project-116073100163_1.html
http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/agartala-akhaura-broad-gauge-rail-line-indian-railways-suresh-prabhu-tripura-bangladesh/334760/
http://bdnews24.com/neighbours/2016/07/31/india-bangladesh-lay-foundation-stone-for-agartala-akhaurha-rail-link