Jammu, June 26: Sources said that the Railways will start the final location survey of the 498 km long Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line at Leh this week.
The all weather Leh rail network is one of the four important railway connectivity identified by the defence ministry along the China border.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will inaugurate the work for the final location survey on June 27 at an estimated cost of Rs 157.77 crore. The survey is funded by the defence ministry.
The proposed new rail line will connect all important locations between Bilaspur and Leh namely Sunder Nagar Mandi, Manali, Tandi, Keylong, Koksar, Darcha, Upshi and Karu.
