India Plans to Build the 'Missing Link' in Myanmar to tie up with Indian Railroads

April 27 (EIRNS): According to the Indian Minister of State for Railways, R.Velu, in a written reply to the Indian Parliament said the Indian Railway has carried out a feasibility study for the construction of a new rail link between Jiribam-Moreh in India and Tamu-Kalay-Segyi in Myanmar. The "missing link" is estimated to cost a little over $1 billion. The link would provide substantial benefit between India and Myanmar, but would also bring the "southern route" of the Eurasian Landbridge closer to completion, bringing all of Southeast Asia into rail contact with India and further east. The Indian Minister added that the study is currently under bilateral consultation.

Earlier, speaking at a three-day conference organized by the International Union of Railways in New Delhi, India's Railway Board Chairman J.P.Batra said: "Both sides have agreed to work towards forging this new relationship to complete the 'missing link' of 315 km. We are taking up construction of 100 km of the link on the Indian side and the rest will also be completed in due course of time."

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