Nearly four decades after it was first cleared, the Nangal Dam–Talwara railway line remains incomplete. The ₹2,000 crore project has made slow progress, with only 87 percent of the work done. Locals in Punjab’s Talwara region have grown old waiting for a train that has yet to arrive. Land disputes, forest clearance delays, and compensation concerns continue to stall final construction. Despite a renewed push from Prime Minister Modi, villagers remain wary of yet another missed deadline.