<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">The government has approved six railways projects with special thrust on Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh. CCEA has approved the 130 kilometres long Jeypore-Malkangiri New Line project at a cost of 2676.11 crore rupees. The project is likely to be completed by 2022-23 and will cover the districts of Koraput and Malkangiri of Odisha.&nbsp;</span></div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">It will also help in combating Left Wing Extremism through development in these districts. It will also provide basic infrastructure support for overall development including industrial development.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">CCEA also approved doubling of Muzaffarpur-Sagauli and Sagauli-Valmiki Nagar lines with electrification projects.&nbsp;</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />''</div>''<div style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">The additional capacity will ease congestion and minimise delays. It also approved Jhansi-Manikpur and Bhimsen-Khairar lines doubling with electrification projects. Besides, the CCEA approved the Bhatni-Aurnihar line doubling with electrification project.</div>''<div class="yj6qo" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></div>