KATRA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the redevelopment of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway station under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, virtually, from New Delhi on monday.
He also laid the foundation stone of a project for overbridge at Vijaypur Railway Station.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on behalf of the people of Jammu Kashmir, thanked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for new railway infrastructure projects for the UT of J&K.
In a tweet, the Lt Governor said:
“Grateful to Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji for the redevelopment of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme and a project for overbridge at Vijaypur Railway Station. It involves comprehensive development of Katra Station.
The redevelopment project will upgrade façade,12 Meter wide FoB connecting all platforms, station building extension to accommodate better passenger, pilgrim facilities, modern & state of art lifts & escalators connecting FoBs to platforms & modular design for future extension”.
