Centre Plans Underground Rail Tracks for Northeast Corridor: Vaishnaw

• Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced plans for underground railway tracks along a 40-km strategic corridor in West Bengal.
• The corridor, often called the "chicken's neck" via Siliguri, connects the Northeast with the rest of India.
• The project aims to enhance connectivity and security for the region.
• Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) General Manager Chetan Kumar Shrivastava confirmed the underground lines will be between Tin Mile Haat and Rangapani stations.
• Existing tracks in the corridor are also planned to be expanded to four lines.

Why It Matters: India plans underground rail tracks and four-lining for the strategic Northeast corridor via West Bengal.