Commissioner for railway safety, southern circle, Bangalore, Abhai Kumar Rai, inspected the newly-laid broad gauge line between Tattaparai and Milavittan, on Saturday.
Doubling and electrification has been taken up between Tattaparai and Milavittan, on the Vanchimaniyachi - Tuticorin stretch, to a distance of seven km. There are four small bridges on this section and a big railway overbridge near Milavittan.
The electric wire crossing and other works were also inspected by the CRS. Divisional railway manager P Ananth, chief project officer of Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd Kamalakara Reddy and chief engineer Thavamani Pandi accompanied him.