Agartala, Oct 18 (TIWN): The work for convert the Meter-gauge line into broad-gauge (Mega block) has been started full-fledged by the North-East Frontier Railway (NFR) at Lumding and Barrack Valley. According to the Railway sources, NFR has deployed more than 3000 workers to complete the conversion work at earliest.

Though, formally the Mega block was started from October 01 but the full-fledged work has been started after the Durga Puja festival on October 05. Recently, some portions of Badarpur and Silchar stations have already been demolish by the authority to make them broad-gauge congenial, the source said.

The source further informed if the conversion works continue in the same way, if the weather does not create any barriers then the people Tripura and Barrack Valley would be able to go outside by broad-gauge train from Badarpur station by March, 2015. Thereafter the work for convert the meter gauge line into broad gauge will be started in the second phase.

Mentionable, the progress of conversion works have been affected by the Hudhud for last few days. The construction for most of the big tunnels has already been completed while few of the tunnels are likely to be constructed soon, added the source.