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News Entry# 574165
Yesterday (18:47) India Still Pays Britain for a Small Railway Line
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இந்த ஒரு ரயில் பாதைக்காக பிரிட்டிஷாருக்கு இன்றும் பணம் செலுத்துகிறதாம் இந்திய அரசு! - ஏன் தெரியுமா?

India's railway system, the largest employer in the world and the second-largest railway network under one management, continues to pay the British for the operation of a narrow gauge railway line in Maharashtra, the Sakuntala Railway. Built by the Killick-Nixon company in 1910, this 190 km line connects Yavatmal and Murtijapur,...
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originally transporting cotton from Yavatmal to Mumbai for export to Manchester. Though nationalized in 1952, the line remains under British ownership, with India paying an annual fee of 1 crore rupees. This line, now operating only one tourist train daily, remains crucial for the local population due to the high cost of road travel between the villages. The Indian government has approved 1,500 crore rupees to convert the narrow gauge line to broad gauge, however, ownership remains with the British company.

India ka railway system, jo ki world ka sabse bada employer aur ek management ke neeche chalne wala world ka dusra sabse bada railway network hai, Maharashtra mein ek narrow gauge railway line, Sakuntala Railway, ke operation ke liye abhi bhi British ko paise deta hai. 1910 mein Killick-Nixon company dwara...
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banayi gayi, yeh 190 km ki line, Yavatmal aur Murtijapur ko jodti hai, aur pehle yeh Yavatmal se Mumbai tak kapta le jaati thi, jo ki Manchester ko export kiya jaata tha. 1952 mein nationalized hone ke baad bhi, yeh line British ownership mein hi hai, jiske liye India har saal 1 crore rupees ki fee deta hai. Yeh line, ab sirf ek tourist train ko daily operate karti hai, yeh local logon ke liye bahut jaruri hai, kyunki gaonon ke beech mein road se travel karna bahut mehnga hai. Indian government ne narrow gauge line ko broad gauge mein convert karne ke liye 1,500 crore rupees approve kiye hain, lekin ownership British company ke paas hi rahega.
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