MR. HERBERT ROBERTS (Denbighshire, W.)To ask the Secretary of State for India whether the construction of the proposed Bombay-Sinde Railway has been sanctioned by the Secretary of State in Council; and whether he can state what the length and gauge of the railway will be, and what is the estimated cost per mile.
544 (Answered by Mr. Secretary Morley.) The construction of a railway on the broad gauge to connect Bombay with Sind has been sanctioned, but there is still some uncertainty as to the route which will be followed. The Railway Board have sanctioned a reconnaissance of alternative routes to the north and south of the Runn of Cutch. Supposing the southern route to be adopted, the length would be about 295 miles, and the cost has been roughly estimated at £1,406,667, or £4,768 per mile.