While welcoming the Railway Budget by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, Rajya Sabha MP AU Singh Deo has drawn the attention to the unfulfilled demands of Odisha.
While thanking the Railway Minister for allocating Rs 4,682crore for Odisha, Singh Deo, however, has pointed out that railway demands of people of Odisha remain unfulfilled as yet. The request for starting a new train Puri-Mumbai via Sambalpur has not been granted, he stated.
Moreover, the request for extension of dedicated freight corridor of ludhiana -Dankuni to be extended
from Dankuni to Brahampur via Haridaspur to link the upcoming ports has not been granted, said Singh Deo.
In the Railway Budget of 2010-11, eight multifunctional complexes had been announced and one medical college attached to the Railway Hospital, Bhubneshwar was to be set up in PPP mode. But that has not been fulfilled, Singh Deo said further.
The demands for setting up divisional headquarters at Rayagada, Keonjhur Road and Rourkela have not been taken up, he said.
Besides, reorganisation of East Coast Railway has also not been taken up, he said.