INDORE — The new Indore-Manmad railway line project will make it possible to transport goods from far-away border areas adjacent to Nepal to Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday approved the 309-km project estimated to cost INR 18,036 crore. Also read: Cabinet approves 7 schemes worth about INR 14,000 crore for agri sector The line, which will connect Indore, the financial capital of Madhya Pradesh, with Manmad in north Maharashtra has got the green signal ahead of the coming Maharashtra assembly elections. “The Indore-Manmad rail line will benefit not only Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra but the entire country. Areas of Uttar Pradesh and other Indian states adjoining Nepal will also be connected to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai through this line,” Vaishnaw said, taking part in a press conference here through video link. VIDEO | "This railway line is not just for Madhya Pradesh; it is being constructed to connect the entire country. Since MP is located in the center of India, any work done here benefits the north, east, west, and south. The Manmad-Indore new line is...