Srinagar, Feb. 8 -- The 50-kilometer long Baramulla-Uri railway line considered as the "strategic railway line", which will connect Uri and its villages to Baramulla, is on track with it's DPR already completed.

This comes after the centre halted three railway projects on the complaints of locals and elected members.

Currently, rails ply from Baramulla to Banihal on daily basis. However, locals and political leaders are seeking alignment of the project especially at the start as it can affect densely populated localities in Baramulla town.

Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha that some projects, especially Anantnag Pahalgam and Baramulla Kupwara, have been shelved, while clearing the decks for Baramulla Uri ...