The government today approved an additional fund of Rs 19000 crore for completion of Udhampur-Qazigund Railway line project in Jammu and Kashmir.

This was stated by the Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah after a meeting of Cabinet Committee of Infrastructure in New Delhi today.

The railway line is to be completed by 2017.

AIR correspondent reports that the rail line from Udhampur to Katra is in the final stage of completion.

The rail lines from Jammu to Udhampur and Qazigund to Baramulla are already in operation