The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the Guntakal-Ballari Third and Fourth Rail Line Project covering approximately (46km) across three districts in the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. It has been approved at an estimated cost of Rs 12.64 billion.
The project is planned on the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan with focus on enhancing multimodal connectivity and logistics efficiency.
The section is an essential route for transportation of commodities including iron ore, dolomite, limestone, iron and steel, coal, fertilisers and food grains. The capacity augmentation is expected to result in additional freight traffic of 16.22 million tonnes per annum. The project is expected to be completed by 2029.