The Central Government has announced the doubling of the railway line from Ayodhya to Mother Sita’s birthplace Sitamarhi (Punaura Dham). CM Nitish Kumar has welcomed this. He said that the decision of doubling the railway line from Ayodhya to Sitamarhi is welcome. Last month, CM Nitish Kumar had written a letter to PM Modi in this regard.
The Chief Minister said that on September 22, I had written a letter to PM Modi. In this, a request was made to the Prime Minister regarding rail connectivity to Sitamarhi (Punaura Dham), the birthplace of Mother Sita. Today, the decision to double the railway line of about 256 kilometers from Ayodhya to Mother Sita’s birthplace Sitamarhi at a cost of Rs 4 thousand 553 crore has been taken in the Union Cabinet meeting. This decision is welcome.
CM said that with the construction of this railway route, it will be convenient for the devotees to visit Ayodhya as well as Punaura Dham, the birthplace of Mother Sita. Thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this. The Chief Minister has expressed his views by posting on social media platform X.
Through a letter dated 22.09.2024, I had requested the respected Prime Minister regarding rail connectivity to Mother Sita’s birthplace Sitamarhi (Punaura Dham). Today, doubling of about 256 km railway line from Ayodhya to Mother Sita’s birthplace Sitamarhi at a cost of Rs 4,553 crore.
— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) October 24, 2024
In a statement issued by the Central Government on Thursday, it has been said that under this project, the railway line will be doubled up to Darbhanga via Narkatiaganj, Raxaul and Sitamarhi in Bihar. Also, multi tracking facility will be developed between Sitamarhi and Muzaffarpur. This will further improve connectivity to Bihar and UP as well as West Bengal, Orissa and North East India. This will be an alternative route for North-East India.
