The government is planning to link Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) with main railway network of the country, it is learnt. "We are planning to link the AJK with the main railway network and we will soon start carrying out a feasibility study in this regard costing nearly Rs 150 million," sources in Ministry of Railways told Business Recorder.
The plan under consideration is to link Rawalpindi with Muzaffarabad, and Dina with Mirpur.
"At present, there is no rail route to AJK. Therefore, we have proposed to undertake the feasibility study for rail link from Rawalpindi to Muzaffarabad and from Dina to Mirpur," official sources said. The government has already approved an amount of Rs 150 million for conducting feasibility study for the rail link, which would provide safe transport facilitate and enhance industrial activity in the area.