The Indian Railways has approved the final location survey for a new railway line connecting Korba to Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh. This line, part of the government's energy corridor, is designed to facilitate coal transportation from mines in Central and North Chhattisgarh. The 351-kilometer line, estimated to cost ₹4973 crore, will pass...
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through Ambikapur and connect to Renukut in Uttar Pradesh. The final location survey for the Ambikapur-Renukut section is already complete, and the Ministry of Railways has allocated ₹4.5 crore for the Korba-Ambikapur section. The new line will also benefit passenger transportation, potentially extending the reach of existing long-distance trains currently operating from Korba to destinations like Amritsar, Thiruvananthapuram, Visakhapatnam, and Bengaluru. The new railway line will enhance the transportation of coal and bauxite, contributing to the overall economic development of the region. Currently, over 20 active coal mines operate in the region, with more proposed in the future. The project has been welcomed as a significant step towards addressing the region's growing demand for better railway infrastructure and services.

The Indian Ministry of Railways has approved final surveys for the construction of a new 180 km railway line connecting Korba and Ambikapur in Chhattisgarh. The project, which received INR 16.75 crore in funding, aims to improve connectivity between the energy city of Korba and the headquarter of Surguja district, Ambikapur....
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The new railway line is expected to boost passenger traffic, freight transportation, and economic development in the region, creating new jobs and opportunities. Final surveys for other railway lines, including Ambikapur-Renukut, Ambikapur-Barwadih, and Ambikapur-Vindhyamganj, are also underway.

On Sunday night, a group of 6-7 unidentified assailants broke into the room of the Assistant Station Master at the Renukut Railway Station staff quarters, assaulted him, and stole around ₹3500. The incident occurred at around 11 pm when the Assistant Station Master, Vijay Yadav, was alone in his quarters. The...
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assailants barged into his room after knocking on the door and attacked him with a knife, resulting in an injury to his left hand. The police are investigating the case after receiving a complaint from Vijay Yadav.

A 35-year-old woman named Pooja Singh, a resident of Murdhwa in Renukut, died after being hit by a train on Saturday afternoon. Pooja was on her way to her tailoring center when she was struck. She had earphones on and was crossing the railway tracks after a train passed. The incident...
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occurred near the High-Tech railway crossing. Pooja's husband works in Odisha and she lived alone in Renukut with her two young children.

On Saturday afternoon, a woman was killed when she was hit by a train engine near the High-tech Railway Crossing in the Renukut police station area of Sonbhadra. She was wearing earphones and walking along the tracks to her tailoring center. The police have taken possession of the body and sent...
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it for postmortem.