Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has met the Indian Minister for Railways and Coal Piyush Vedprakash Goyal on the margins of the Solar Alliance Founding Conference in New Delhi, India.
The meeting was an opportunity for Bainimarama to hear from India’s Minister for Railways and Coal on the preliminary findings of India’s railway expert and their assessment of the railway lines in Fiji and the options available to enhance the rail network in Fiji.
A government statement says Minister Goyal along with a team of experts in the Railway and Locomotive industry highlighted their initial findings and also provided options which the Prime Minister, who is also the Minister for Sugar Industry, was very pleased with.
The Railway Minister also confirmed the participation of Indian Sugar Mills Association to provide a thorough survey report of the whole railway system in Fiji and to present a cost-benefit analysis to both governments.
The statement says in his response, Bainimarama highlighted that such initiatives and support from the Government of India will provide the necessary impetus to drive the sugar industry forward and become competitive in the global market.
Fiji anticipates long-term benefits to the sugar industry from the improvements of the railway tracks.
