The Railways would be setting up 12 new concrete sleeper plants in the country to remove the mismatch between the production capacity and the requirement and avoid long distance transportation.

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Presenting the Railway Budget 2005-06, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad said of these, five plants at Chak Sikander, Dauram Madhepura, Sitamarhi, Palghat and Harihar would be set up on immediate need basis.

He said the work of setting up of wheel manufacturing plant at Chapra has been included in the Budget so as to reduce dependence on import of wheels.