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A ring railway for Shimla being explored

By IANS,

Shimla : The Indian Railways and the Himachal Pradesh government will jointly explore the possibility of setting up a ring rail project in Shimla, an official release said Saturday.

“Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today (Saturday) suggested to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal to jointly explore the possibility of setting up a ring rail project in Shimla,” the release said.

Dhumal met Banerjee in New Delhi where the proposal to set up the Shimla ring rail was discussed.

The technical and financial feasibility of the project would be conducted soon, the release said.

Shimla, the former summer capital of the British, attracts thousands of tourists every year.