The Mendipathar railway station in Meghalaya will be re-develop along with 55 other Railway stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually lay the foundation stones for re-development of all these 56 stations on Sunday.
An official statement by Chief Public Relations Officer, Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) informed that out of 56 stations of NFR, 32 stations are in Assam and only one station each in Meghalaya and Nagaland.
While 03 stations are in Tripura, 16 stations are in West Bengal, 03 stations are in Bihar.
“Rs. 1960 crores will be utilized for re-development of these 56 stations,” the statement said.
“Some of the major stations includes Narangi, Jagiroad, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar Town in Assam; Udaipur, Dharmanagar, Kumarghat in Tripura; New Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri Road, Hasimara in West Bengal; Kishanganj, Thakurganj, Barsoi Jn. In Bihar; Dimapur in Nagaland and Mendipathar in Meghalaya,” it added.
The Amrit Bharat Station Scheme has been launched recently for development of Railway stations over Indian Railways.
This scheme envisages development of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term approach. The development under the scheme will highlight a commitment to modernize the rail infrastructure in Northeast with better and upgraded amenities for rail users.