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Historians say
One source: the Railway Minister announced electrification at the Nilgiri line's 1999 centenary; UNESCO's 2005 extension of the World Heritage Site 'THUS FORCED ABANDONMENT OF MODERNIZATION PLANS'. The same source notes an annual shortfall of Rs 4 crore on the line.