Raipur, Oct. 21 -- Rail connectivity reached Rowghat in Kanker district in Chhattisgarh's Bastar for the first time since Independence on Tuesday, with the opening of the Tadoki-Rowghat railway section. Chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai inaugurated the new section and the Abhanpur-Kurud broad-gauge line, and flagged off passenger train services on both routes to improve connectivity and access to essential services.

Sai flagged off the trains connecting Rowghat with Raipur and Raipur with Kurud at a programme held at Raipur railway station. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw joined the event virtually from New Delhi.

"The arrival of rail connectivity in Rowghat is not merely an expansion of the railway network. It is an important step toward...