Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has hailed the Rishikesh-Karnprayag Rail Project as a crucial step toward the state’s progress, enhanced connectivity, and a brighter future.
The first phase of this long-anticipated railway initiative is scheduled for completion by December 2026.
Describing the transformative nature of the project, CM Dhami posted on X, “Rishikesh-Karnprayag Rail Project is not just a railway line but the foundation stone of development, connectivity and prosperous future of the state.”
He further credited the central government’s leadership for the progress, saying, “Under the leadership of the respected Prime Minister Shri @narendramodiji, Devbhoomi is now running on the track of development, every station, every tunnel and every bridge of this project is making the dream of railway on the mountains come true.”
Spanning a total of 125 kilometers, the rail project will feature 16 tunnels and 12 stations. Rail authorities confirmed that the Karnaprayag station is being constructed in Sewai, and a 6.3-kilometre escape tunnel from Bhattnagar to Sewai in Gauchar was broken through on December 25.
In another engagement, CM Dhami attended the Pratibha Samman Samaroh-2025 at Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College in Haridwar on Thursday. During the event, he inaugurated a newly constructed school building and a smart classroom equipped with modern educational tools.
The event aimed to honor academic excellence and the dedication of educators. Addressing the gathering, CM Dhami said, “When the country was standing on its feet after independence, keeping in mind the spirit of nation-building, the Vidya Bharati Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan, as an affiliate organization of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, planted a sapling in the form of Saraswati Shishu Mandir, which has today become a huge banyan tree and is working to take the country forward by educating our children in every corner of the country.”
Highlighting the scale and impact of Vidya Bharati’s educational efforts, he added, “More than 12 thousand schools are being run by Vidya Bharati in the country, in which more than 35 lakh students are getting education. In the field of higher education, Vidya Bharati runs more than 50 colleges and a university, through which, along with imparting modern education to the students, a sense of national service, morality, culture preservation, natural conservation and responsibility towards society is being developed in them.”