The NDA government in Bihar on Sunday brushed aside Railway minister Lalu Prasad's claim that several railway projects could not take off in the state for want of land.
"These are baseless allegations. State government has acquired more than 4,165 acres of land for several railway projects in the past two years," Land Reforms and Revenue Minister Ramnath Thakur said.
He said the process acquiring more land for railway projects in the state was underway.
According to Thakur, state government had received 1034 proposals of railway expansion and other projects from the Centre.
"Out of them, 884 proposals have been dispose of while nearly 175 proposals are in various stages of disposal," Thakur said.
Source:The Hindu,02-03-08
