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World Bank approves $ 975-mn loan for DFC project [1]

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.

Publication Date: 
03/06/2011
Business Standard (New Delhi) [2]
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Delhi [3], Howrah (T) [4], Kanpur (T) [5], World Bank [6], Mumbai [7], Chennai (T) [8], Development [9], Rail Transport [10]
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