India, June 9 -- In a bid to make Maharashtra 'Railway Fatak Free' (free of railway crossings), chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday approved 65 of 131 proposed railway infrastructure projects across the state. Of the 65 approved projects, those on roads with traffic volumes ranging 25,000-100,000 Train Vehicle Units (TVU) and requiring minimal land acquisition should be completed on priority, Fadnavis told officials during a meeting between the state government and the Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MahaRail).

The approved projects include railway overbridges, pedestrian bridges, and underpasses on roads under the public works and urban development departments. Detailed discussions on these projects were ...