An important meeting was held at Sambalpur for modernisation of the Jharsuguda railway station. Many issues were discussed at the meeting held in the chamber of Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Sambalpur.
Decisions were taken for construction of rail over-bridges at Sarbahal Chowkipada and Balijodi, road construction from the bus-stand and Sarbahal to the Jharsuguda station.
Jharsuguda MlA Naba Kishore Das drew attention of the railway authorities to the longstanding demands of Jharsuguda citizens. The Jharsuguda station under the Chakradharpur Railway Division carries a special importance in both passenger and goods transport in western Odisha. But the station is neglected since long, Das said and and urged the authorities to take immediate steps for goods transport and improvement in the facilities for passengers and railway staffs.
The authorities assured prompt action as far as possible for modernisation of the station and solving the existing problems.
The meeting was attended by Sambalpur and Chakradhar DRMs, Chief Bridge Engineer, East Coast Railway, Superintending Engineer, Designs, Superintending Engineer (Works) and Jharsuguda district Collector. This was the first-ever meeting organised for modernisation of the Jharsuguda railway station.