Bengaluru, July 24 -- The Union Cabinet has approved a major railway infrastructure project worth Rs 1,264 crore to construct the third and fourth railway lines between Ballari in Karnataka and Guntakal in Andhra Pradesh. The decision was taken at the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, while briefing the media after the Cabinet meeting, said the 46-km multi-tracking project will strengthen rail connectivity between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and is expected to be completed within three years. The project forms part of the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan aimed at improving logistics and transport infrastructure across the country.

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