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Why Are New Train Tracks Being Built? 🚂

The Prime Minister and his team approved four big railway projects to add more tracks.

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Key Points

5 points

Four railway projects given the go‑ahead.

Total cost roughly 9,450 crore rupees.

410 km of extra tracks across four Indian states.

Improves speed and capacity for passengers and freight.

Aims to lower oil use and carbon dioxide emissions.

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The new tracks will be about 410 kilometers long and will pass through West Bengal, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

They will help trains move faster, carry more passengers and goods, and reduce crowding.

The projects will also help the environment by saving oil and cutting carbon gases.

More than 6,000 villages will get better train service, creating jobs for people.

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10 words

prime minister

the leader of the country

infrastructure

the basic physical systems like roads and railways that a country uses

multitracking

building extra railway lines so many trains can travel together

congestion

when too many trains try to use the same track at once

logistics

planning how goods are moved from one place to another

freight

items or cargo that are carried on trains

tonne

a large weight unit, about 1,000 kilograms

crore

Indian term for ten million

carbon dioxide

a gas that can warm the Earth, released when fuels are burned

self‑employment

working for yourself instead of an employer

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