Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India has received approval from the Apex Court for Phase-II of western freight corridor of dedicated freight corridor project.
The Apex Court, after hearing, under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, has given its approval to the project passing through Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP). Phase-II of the project envisages construction of the industrial corridor over 565 km between Vadodara-JNPT, under western corridor.
The dedicated freight corridor project comprises two corridors - western corridor and eastern corridor. The project is estimated to cost Rs 19,486.20 crore.