Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday directed the Transport Department to ensure completion of the railway line works on the Khordha-Balangir route from Balangir side within stipulated time.
The Chief Minister issued this direction while reviewing the project at the State Secretariat here.
Transport Minister Ramesh Majhi told reporters that the 16-km railway line work started from Balangir side in December 2015 is scheduled to be completed by 2018. Work from Rajsunakhala to Nayagarh would be ready by 2017, and the whole route would be ready by 2021, Majhi said.
Notably, trains are now running till Rajsunakhala on the on the 289-km Khurda-Bolangir rail project.