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The proposed Dalli-Rajhara–Jagdalpur rail line, on paper for almost three decades, once completed, would connect Dalli-Rajhara to Jagdalpur, both towns being in Chhattisgarh state in India. It would also connect Raipur, the capital city of Chhattisgarh, to Jagdalpur by rail via Durg. Jagdalpur, which is about 300 km from Raipur, is currently meaningfully connected to it only by road. There is though a roundabout rail route〔(Extra coach on Vizag-Korba )〕 to reach Raipur from Jagdalpur via Koraput and Rayagada in Orissa; it is much longer (622 km compared to 300 km by road) and takes much longer time (about 16 hours as compared to 5–6 hr by road) to be of any utility. In view of this, almost all the transport, in relation to both people and goods, between Raipur and Jagdalpur, happens only by road. There have been a series of efforts in the past three decades to have meaningful rail connectivity between Jagdalpur and Raipur, but none have succeeded so far. It would be evident from a cursory glance at the railway map of India〔http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-map.html〕 that east central India, i.e., Jagdalpur and its surrounding areas, has only one railway line i.e. the Kothavalasa-Kirandul line but not any meaningful passenger connectivity through railways and certainly no usable rail connectivity with Raipur. ==Project rationale== The proposed Dalli-Rajhara–Jagdalpur Rail Line has two main objectives: to haul iron ore from the proposed Rowghat mines needed for Bhilai Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) located in Bhilai city of Chhattisgarh state, and to cater to passenger and goods transport needs of those residing along and in the influence zone of the rail line till Jagdalpur, another city in Chhattisgarh state. At present, Bhilai Steel Plant is getting iron ore from Dalli-Rajhara where the reserve is reported to be fast depleting. The remaining reserve is estimated to last for not more than a few years. Further, Bhilai Steel Plant is in the process of expanding its crude steel capacity to 7 Mn tonnes per annum from the current 3.925 Mn tonnes per annum.〔http://www.sail.co.in/BSP_list_of_packages_in_CPFR.pdf〕 The Rowghat mining project, therefore, is expected to substitute Dalli-Rajhara mines as well as support the ongoing plant expansion project in so far as supply of iron ore to the plant is concerned. In view of this, the proposed rail line has become critical for supporting the iron ore needs of Bhilai Steel Plant. The fate of the proposed line is in essence tied to that of the Rowghat mining project. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dalli-Rajhara–Jagdalpur rail line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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