Bhopal/Sagar/Jabalpur, May 29 -- The Indian Railways has ordered an inquiry into the alignment of a railway line between Panna and Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, terming it "dangerous, as it had six sharp turns", officials aware of the matter said on Thursday, adding that a new route is under planning stage. According to officials, the inquiry will identify individuals responsible for "significant" environmental loss-54,578 trees were cut to begin construction of the proposed railway line-and planning missteps that occurred before the project received forest approval. The Khajuraho-Panna rail link costing about Rs.2,100 crore was approved in 2021 and in 2025, the railways said the construction will start soon. In the first phase, a 16 km stretch from Khajuraho to Surajpura was to be constructed. In all, 47 bridges and six stations were to be constructed in the 72-km line, an official statement issued in 2025 said. The alignment was scrapped in 2025, just before the start of the railway line's construction following a complaint. The complaint was about the dangerous alignment in violation of railway norms, the official said. On the ministry's directions on Thursday, the West Central Railway (WCR) has constituted a three-member technical committee to find how the "dangerous" alignment was approved in 2021....