Dimapur: Nagaland’s lone Lok Sabha MP, S. Supongmeren Jamir, raised the long-pending Dimapur-Tizit new railway line project during the ongoing Parliament session on Tuesday.
Raising the matter through a written submission under Rule 377, Jamir pointed out that the project was initiated by the Ministry of Railways (North East Region) in 2013–14, according to a Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee release.
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The proposed railway line spans 257 kilometers and carries an estimated cost of Rs 4,270 crore.
Jamir noted that despite more than a decade having passed, the project’s financial progress remains at “zero.”
He urged the Railways Minister to take immediate action and ensure the early implementation of the project.
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Meanwhile, the MP also participated in the protest led by the INDIA bloc in Delhi, opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, expressing solidarity with the people.