Faced with a fresh set of challenges amid the raging second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Indian Railways is debating a possible mid-course correction of the full electrification plan launched in September 2019, as Srinand Jha reports.
Rethinking India’s electrification programme
Faced with a fresh set of challenges amid the raging second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Indian Railways is debating a possible mid-course correction of the full electrification plan launched in September 2019, as Srinand Jha reports.
India has electrified 45,881km of its network. The government is aiming to electrify 6015km annually. Photo: Shutterstock/Thala Bhula
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