Tibet railway to boost economy
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-06-24 09:26 A rail connection in India is only a few kilometers from the town. Avinash
Datta, who works for Mahindra company, one of the 10 biggest enterprises in
India, said that he was excited about the completion of the railway.
He said that the railway will help improve Tibet's agricultural production
and create a bigger market for investors from India.
Another Indian businessman whose surname is Singer said that a railway can
impose widespread influence. He said that the improvement of transportation
conditions will help increase Tibetan people's income and boost consumption
power, and Indian business people will bring more commodities to Tibet.
A part of
Qinghai-Tibet railway. The launching of the railway will promote local
tourism development, said an official with China National Tourism
Administration (CNTA). [newsphoto]
| "I have
heard that the railway will continue to be built and finally connected with a
railway in India. That will bring more opportunities for us," he said.
The 1,956-kilometer-long Qinghai-Tibet railway runs across the frozen tundra
of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau from Lhasa to Xining, capital of Qinghai Province.
When completed, it will be the highest and longest highlands railroad in the
world and the first railway connecting the Tibet Autonomous Region with other
parts of China.
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