Bhubaneswar: Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who is on a 3-day visit to Odisha, on Saturday inaugurated Nuagaon-Daspalla section of Khurda Road-Balangir Rail Line project, and the Daspalla railway station building in Nayagarh district.
“Odisha is one the most beautiful states. It is a state which has a huge potential. PM Modi has continuously worked to ensure rail, telecom tower and highway connectivity for 4.5 crore people of the state. Khurda-Balangir Railway line is a historical project. The execution of the project was expedited under his leadership and the railway line is now ready for operation. The long-held dream of connecting coastal area of Odisha with the western region is being completed in phases,” he said.
He also flagged off 4 trains extended up to Daspalla. The trains are Bhubaneswar-Nayagarh Town Express, Bhubaneswar-Nuagaon Road Passenger Special, Puri-Nuagaon Road Passenger Special and the Bhadrak-Nayagarh Town MEMU train.
Vaishnaw further said that he would ask East Coast Railway (ECoR) GM to run a special train from Daspalla, Nayagarh, and Nuagaon to Puri during Rath Yatra.
The Rail Minister also assured people from Phulbani that the town will be included in the proposed railway connectivity from Gopalpur to Rairakhole under ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Corridor’. “One has to rise over politics when serving the country. When I received the DPR from Odisha Rail Infrastructure Development Limited (ORIDL), I had immediately sent it back, asking the company to include Phulbani in it,” he said.
