Another railway corridor, more forest to be diversified in Maharashtra

The construction of the WDFC's (Western Dedicated Freight Corridor) double line railway tracks from JNPT to Dadri (near Delhi), will now require diversion of close to 12.86 hectares of forest in Palghar and Thane district. The authorities from WDFC have approached the MOEF for this.

The Ministry of Railways plans to construct...