The World Bank has approved a $975-million (around Rs 4,368 crore) loan for developing the first phase of the eastern arm of the Rs 77,000 crore Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) Project in India.
The 1,800-kilometre Eastern DFC is being constructed for freight specific transport of commodities by Indian Railways between Delhi and Howrah.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/world-bank-approves-975-mn-loan-dfc-project
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/howrah-t
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kanpur-t
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/world-bank
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mumbai
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chennai-t
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/development
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rail-transport