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The politics of Broad-Gauge

By localnews • Jun 24th, 2008 • Category: Politics

The proposed Broad-Gauge track between Silchar and Lumding that has faced severe road blocks in the last few years, has turned out as one of the fresh hot spot for political lashing and rivalry between the parties.
Everyone here is busy politicising the issue and playing the blame game. But amidst all these […]



Kabindra Purakayastha disappointed with broadgauge progress

By admin • Mar 22nd, 2008 • Category: Local News

The broadgauge conversion between Silchar and Lumding is taking ages. Even after tons of money spent on the project, things are going extremely slow.



Santosh Mohan accepts broad-gauge delays

By sovik • Mar 22nd, 2008 • Category: Politics

Central Minister Santosh Mohan Deb accepts the delay in the Lamding-Silchar broad-gauge railway-line project. “Time delays can occur for any project. Terrorist activities are causing major problems in the project.