Srinagar, Mar 15 (UNI) Locals in several parts of Kashmir are up in arms against the railway line expansion plans.
While villagers in south Kashmir’s Shopian district have objected to the land-marking for the railway line in the area, the residents in north Kashmir’s claim that railway authorities earmarked the ground of degree college Baramulla for the railroad track.
The Railways Ministry has approved the final location survey of five lines, all of which fall under the Kashmir division. The lines include the Baramulla-Banihal section (135.5 kilometers), Baramulla-Uri (50 kilometers), Sopore-Kupwara (33.7 kilometers), Awantipora-Shopian (27.6 kilometers), and Anantnag-Bijbehara-Pahalgam (77.5 kilometers).