The Uttarakhand government has moved closer to bringing the high-speed Namo Bharat train service to Rishikesh, with the proposed Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor set to be extended from Meerut’s Modipuram station to Lakshman Jhula.
A detailed project report (DPR) survey for the nearly 150-km corridor is expected to begin shortly, with Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami saying the expansion of the Namo Bharat service would significantly improve connectivity between Uttarakhand and Delhi-NCR while boosting tourism, pilgrimage travel and economic activity in the hill state.
The proposed corridor will begin from Modipuram in Meerut and pass through Muzaffarnagar before entering Uttarakhand, covering Roorkee, Haridwar and Rishikesh before terminating near Lakshman Jhula.
Alongside the rail project, the Uttarakhand cabinet approved several policy and administrative measures across sectors ranging from animal husbandry and education to tourism and prison reforms.
