The Economic Times

Chicken Neck: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says there is a plan for underground railway tracks along a 40-km strategic corridor

India plans 40 km of underground railway tracks along the strategic Chicken's Neck corridor connecting West Bengal and the Northeast. This development comes amid concerns over Chinese involvement in a WWII airbase near the Indian border. The government has allocated a record Rs 11,486 crore for railway projects in Assam and the Northeast.