Capex utilisation in DFC increased by 21%: Railways
By IANS| Published: 16th February 2021 1:33 am IST
During the meeting, the senior officials apprised the Minister about the current status of the project.
The Railway Ministry said that it is to be noted that capex utilisation in DFC increased by 21 per cent as compared to last year.
It said that in first 10 months of financial year 2020-2021, capital expenditure of Rs 8,201 crore has been registered as compared to Rs 6,783 crore for corresponding period last year despite the project getting adversely affected due to the Covid-19 lockdown.
Goyal directed the DFFCIL management team and the contractors to take all possible steps to speed up the pace of works on all the sections of the Western DFC (1,504 route km) and Eastern DFC (1,856 route km).