The 17-kilometre new railway line will be built at the cost of Rs 208 crore. Dhanushkodi was part of the railway network earlier but the railway station was destroyed during a cyclone in 1964.
The Kumbh Mela is believed to be the largest religious gathering on earth and alternates between Nasik, Allahabad, Ujjain, and Haridwar every three years.
Northeast Frontier Railway had adopted 'Plan Bee' last year. The mechanism was hailed as an innovative way to save the lives of elephants and is now being adopted by Indian Railways