Expressing concern over delay in construction of proposed rail over bridges (ROB) at Chowkipara, Balijhori and Sarbahal in Jharsuguda, the Jharsuguda Chamber of Commerce has demanded their early construction.
As an online discussion in the matter of Divisional Railway Users House Committee (DRUCC) under South Eastern Railway (Chakradharpur division) is slated on coming October 20,
the Chamber of Commerce has written letters to the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) for development of rail service at Jharsuguda and eradication of different problems. In the last 2016-17 Financial Year, proposals were there for all three rail over bridges. Out of these three, Chowkipara and Balijori over bridges are under Chakradharpur division.
Since last two or three decades, although Jharsuguda residents were demanding for construction of these rail over bridges,unfortunately they could not be completed.
Earlier although many mail and express trains were passing through Jharsuguda station, not a single train could originate from Jharsuguda so far. There is a demand to give priority and take necessary steps for originating trains from Jharsuguda station.
Demand also is made for running of Jharsuguda Bangalore city via Sambalpur-Titlagarh-Tirupati, Jharsuguda to Pune via Nagpur, Jharsuguda to Baranasi via new rail line Sundargarh Jaspur-Ambikapur, passenger train from Jharsuguda to Subdega.
Likewise, extension of Jansatabdi Express from Raigarh , Bilaspur Ernakulam trains to Jharsuguda, lift arrangements in all the platforms in Jharsuguda station, activating the escalator, filling up the post of doctors in railway hospital, stoppage of Duronto Express at Jharsuguda, declaration of Jharsuguda as new railway division, arrangements of waiting room for 100 passengers in Jharsuguda station, widening of approach road to Jharsuguda station have been demanded, said Chamber of Commerce president and DRUCC member Hiralal Lokchandani.