‘India’s longest-pending rail project’: Train to this Punjab village delayed by 40 years; Rs 2,000 crore project limps at 87% completion

The nearly four-decade-long Nangal Dam-Talwara railway project, sanctioned in 1981, faces further delays due to land acquisition and environmental clearances in Punjab. Despite 87% completion and Prime Minister Modi’s intervention, a critical stretch near Talwara remains a hurdle. Locals express dissatisfaction over compensation, while officials aim for a December 2027 completion.