Aizawl: Mizoram’s lone Rajya Sabha member, K Vanlalvena, has urged the Central government to allocate funds in the 2026-27 budget for the proposed construction of a railroad from Sairang to the Myanmar border.
Speaking at the all parliamentary floor leaders meeting ahead of the budget session, Vanlalvena said a preliminary survey for the railway project to link Sairang with the India-Myanmar border has already been completed.
He emphasised that the rail link is of strategic importance not only for Mizoram but for the entire country, and called for its expedited implementation.
Vanlalvena also highlighted severe traffic congestion between Sairang rail station and Aizawl city following the inauguration of the Sairang rail connection by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year.
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With the station located on the road to Lengpui airport, he stressed the urgent need for a four-lane highway between Aizawl and Sairang, and sought budgetary support for the project in the upcoming fiscal year.
