The State Government on Tuesday placed railway proposals worth Rs 3,160 crore before the Centre for various new and ongoing railway projects in the State.
In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik briefly stated about the projects and requested him to personally intervene and sanction the demanded amount.
Appraising him that the State needs a robust and well planned railway infrastructure in the wake of encouraging industrial activities taking place and total investments crossing Rs 8,85,000 crores, Patnaik lamented that the railway route length and rail density in Odisha is well below national average while the Railways’ gross earnings from the State estimated to be in excess of Rs 14,000 crore during the year 2013-2014.
He demanded that the eastern dedicated freight corridor from ludhiana to Dankuni should be extended to Brahmapur so as to ensure seamless movement of freight between the ports and the vast northern and central hinterlands of the country.
He expressed hopes that delivering rail services in the Maoist affected regions can channelize development there.He also appraised Singh that construction of Bhadrachalam Road-Talcher rail link via Malkangiri, Jeypore, lanjigarh, Sambalpur-Brahmapur new rail link via Phulbani and Rayagada-
Gopalpur rail link via Bhismagiri assumes importance. These projects should be treated as ‘National Projects’. PNS n BHUBANESWAR
The State Government on Tuesday placed railway proposals worth Rs 3,160 crore before the Centre for various new and ongoing railway projects in the State.
In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik briefly stated about the projects and requested him to personally intervene and sanction the demanded amount.
Appraising him that the State needs a robust and well planned railway infrastructure in the wake of encouraging industrial activities taking place and total investments crossing Rs 8,85,000 crores, Patnaik lamented that the railway route length and rail density in Odisha is well below national average while the Railways’ gross earnings from the State estimated to be in excess of Rs 14,000 crore during the year 2013-2014.
He demanded that the eastern dedicated freight corridor from ludhiana to Dankuni should be extended to Brahmapur so as to ensure seamless movement of freight between the ports and the vast northern and central hinterlands of the country.
He expressed hopes that delivering rail services in the Maoist affected regions can channelize development there.He also appraised Singh that construction of Bhadrachalam Road-Talcher rail link via Malkangiri, Jeypore, lanjigarh, Sambalpur-Brahmapur new rail link via Phulbani and Rayagada-
Gopalpur rail link via Bhismagiri assumes importance. These projects should be treated as ‘National Projects’.