Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that 231 doubling projects of over 20 thousand kilometres in length have been either sanctioned or in the construction stage across the country as of the 1st of April this year. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, the Minister stated that out of the total length, nearly five thousand 500 kilometres have been commissioned up to March this year. He further said that 191 railway electrification projects of nearly 33 thousand kilometres in length have been sanctioned during this period.