A major partner in the Indian Railways’ Rs 60,000 crore dedicated freight corridor project, Japan said it would like the project implemented at the earliest. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said the building of exclusive rail lines for freight carriers along with dedicated industrial corridor should take shape fast.
“The prime minister underscored the importance of an early finalisation of major economic initiatives that the two sides have jointly begun, in particular the dedicated freight corridor project,” Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, N Ravi, said after the meeting.
