India, Nov. 13 -- Ravinder Vasudeva

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Chandigarh

Days after approving the Rajpura-Mohali railway link, the Union ministry of railways has sanctioned another major infrastructure project for Punjab - the 25.72-km-long Ferozepur-Patti rail line at an estimated cost of Rs.764.19 crore.

This marks the second major rail project cleared for Punjab within two months, following the approval of the Rs.443-crore Rajpura-Mohali rail link, a long-pending demand of the state.

Announcing the project, Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu said the cost of the project includes Rs.166 crore for land acquisition, which will be borne by the railways. The line, he said, holds both strategic and economic imp...