The East Coast Railway (ECoR) General Manager and the Visakhapatnam Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) on Saturday travelled by a special train from here to Gunupur and inspected the railway stations.
later, ECoR GM Umesh Singh said to the media that the Paralakhemundi-Gunupur railway line’s extension till Therubali would start soon. That was the main reason for his visit here. Singh also informed that the Rajarani Express from Rourkela to Bhubaneswar would be extended till Parlakhemundi and Gunupur.
Besides, the infrastructure of the stations from Noupada to Gunupur via Paralakhemundi would be improved.
Gunupur Citizens’ Committee and Gunupur Engineering Committee chairman Satya Prakash Panda submitted a memorandum on local demands to Singh.
Similarly, DRM Chandralekha Banerjee said steps are being taken to solve the basic problems of the Gunupur and Paralakehemundi railway stations. It might be mentioned here that Rs 935.72 crore has been sanctioned in the current Railway Budget for extension of the Paralakhemundi-Gunupur railway line to Therubali.