New Delhi,  The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new rail line project to connect more regions of Rajasthan and Gujarat, aimed at providing connectivity and improve mobility to the people of those areas.

The alignment of the proposed doubling will traverse through Sirohi district of Rajasthan and Banaskantha and Mahesana districts of Gujarat.

According to a statement, Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road new rail line would provide connectivity and improve mobility to people of the region.

This line will facilitate faster movement of agricultural and local products and also provide improved mobility of the people in the region within the state of Gujarat and Rajasthan and also to other parts of the country.

Ambaji is a famous important pilgrimage destination and is one of the 51 Shaktipeeths in India and attracts millions of devotees from Gujarat as well as other parts of the country and abroad every year.

The construction of this line will facilitate easy travel for these millions of devotees, the statement said.

Further, the devotees visiting the Ajitnath Jain temple (one of the 24 holy Jain Tirthankaras) at Taranga Hill would also be greatly benefitted by this connectivity.

This railway new line between Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road will connect these two important religious sports with the railway's main network.

The construction of a new rail line will attract investment and lead to overall socio-economic development of the region.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the construction of Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road new rail line to be constructed by the Ministry of Railways at an estimated cost of Rs 2,798.16 crore.

"The total length of the new rail line will be 116.65 km. The project will be completed by 2026-27. The project will generate direct employment during construction," Union Minister Anurag Thakur said.

The government said that in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a New India, the project is going to enhance connectivity and improve mobility leading to overall socio economic development of the region.

This project will also provide alternative routes for the existing Ahmedabad-Abu Road railway line, the statement added.