Bhubaneswar: The train Ministry has provided a final location survey (FLS) from Newline Balalangir through Patnagarh with an estimated cost of Rs 2.5 Crore.
The new 100-km line that comes under the East Coast Railway (ECOR) will have seven stations between Balalangir and Nubada.
This is Hardatal, Churapali, Bhainsa, Patnagarh, Gambhari, Rarykar and Lakhana.
The initial engineering-traffic survey for a new line was carried out several years ago.
“The initial survey of this line was initiated by me in my last working period as Balalangir MP.
And 13 years later my request has been received.
Thank you sincere to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Ashwini Vaishnaw train minister,” Balalanir MP Sangeeta said Kumari Singh Deo in a tweet posted on Wednesday.
Bajranglal Jain, a member of the Citizen Committee Patnagarh, said they traveled around 100 km to reach Nabanada from Patnagarh.
But this line will reduce a distance of 45 km.
“People including entrepreneurs depend on Raipur in Chhattisgarh for different purposes.
After completing this line, people can save time and money while traveling to Raipur through Naburada.
Now we take a long route to go to Raipur,” he added.
The citizen committee has held Rail Roko in Balangir in October 2017 demanding the laying of the railway line between Balalangir and Nubada.
Jain said transporting agricultural products and others from their area to other parts of the state and outside would cost.
“We can save time by sending and ordering goods using railroad transportation,” he added.
Dolaramani Pradhan, President of the Kosal Youth Coordination Committee and Balangir residents, said this new line assigned would increase business and communication in the district that he said after this line emerged, tourists could get easy access to Harishankar Temple, popular tourist destinations.
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