The Cabinet Committee, chaired by Narendra Modi, approved major multi-tracking railway projects along the Howrah-Chennai corridor, specifically through Kharagpur and Bhadrak in Odisha.

The entities involved

• Narendra Modi →

  Prime Minister of India since 2014

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• Ministry of Railways →

  Indian government ministry responsible for rail transport

  Nothing else this week.

• Odisha →

  state in Eastern India

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