 "Railways, CIL in talks over 538-km eastern freight corridor stretch")
The Indian Railways is in talks with its largest customer, Coal India (CIL), and the governments of Jharkhand and West Bengal to partner it on a fresh lease for the 538-kilometre stretch of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC). Earlier, the railways had planned to undertake the project as a public-private partnership (PPP).
Though, the Centre is looking for partners for the Sonnagar (Bihar) to Dankuni (West Bengal) stretch of the EDFC for almost a decade, the project was getting a lukewarm response from the private sector even after several rounds of investor meets and offer of sops such as viability
