26 February 2010
BERHAMPUR: The aspirations of southern Orissa districts were ignored in the Railway Budget presented by Union railway minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday.
There was no mention in the budget about a railway terminal at Berhampur, direct train from Berhampur to New Delhi, train from Berhampur to Puri and construction of railway track from Gopalpur to Rayagada, Berhampur to Sambalpur via Phulbani and extension of Nuapada-Gunupur railway line up to Therubali. ..
Read more: Southern Orissa fails to get Didi's doles - The Times of India
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Naveen asks PM to tackle maoism through rail network expansion
Bhubaneswar, Jan 5 2011 (PTI) Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today alleged that several railway projects announced for Orissa in the budget were not carried out and sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh''s intervention in their execution, saying it can check Maoist menace in the region.
"It is a matter of concern that many projects and initiatives those were announced by the Ministry of Railways in previous year budget have failed to make a substantive headway," Patnaik said in a letter to the Prime Minister.
Orissa was emerging as a mining and metal hub of the country with substantive addition of energy generation capacity, Patnaik said, adding, the nature of industrial activities here required robust and well-planned rail infrastructure for stability.
Almost 70 per cent of Orissa''s interior were either untouched or negligibly touched by the rail network, he said.
"These areas (interior) are seriously affected by left wing extremism and require well planned intervention to counter the same," Patnaik said in the letter.
Stating that he was hopeful about expansion of rail network to the affected region is one of the best means to speed up the pace of development and break the shackles of isolation and backwardness.
He demanded that the Bhadrachalam Road-Talcher railway line and Sambalpur-Brahmpur new rail link (via Phulbani) be tagged as national project.
"Survey of these lines have been sanctioned and I would like you to advise the ministry of railways to execute these projects on priority basis," Patnaik said in the letter.
"It is a matter of concern that many projects and initiatives those were announced by the Ministry of Railways in previous year budget have failed to make a substantive headway," Patnaik said in a letter to the Prime Minister.
Orissa was emerging as a mining and metal hub of the country with substantive addition of energy generation capacity, Patnaik said, adding, the nature of industrial activities here required robust and well-planned rail infrastructure for stability.
Almost 70 per cent of Orissa''s interior were either untouched or negligibly touched by the rail network, he said.
"These areas (interior) are seriously affected by left wing extremism and require well planned intervention to counter the same," Patnaik said in the letter.
Stating that he was hopeful about expansion of rail network to the affected region is one of the best means to speed up the pace of development and break the shackles of isolation and backwardness.
He demanded that the Bhadrachalam Road-Talcher railway line and Sambalpur-Brahmpur new rail link (via Phulbani) be tagged as national project.
"Survey of these lines have been sanctioned and I would like you to advise the ministry of railways to execute these projects on priority basis," Patnaik said in the letter.
Phulbani - Berhampur Rail Line 2010 Rail Budget
Bhubaneswar: Breaking News! Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee did not offer much to the people of Orissa in her West Bengal-specific Railway Budget 2010, but people in distant regions such as Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Phulbani will have something to celebrate.
Several new train routes were announced in the 2010 Railway Budget. The follwing new train lines have been allocated for Orissa:
- Phulbani-Berhampur
- Jeypore-Malkangiri
- Raipur-Jharsuguda
- Puri-Konark
- Nabarangpur-Jeypore
In addition, survey will be made for new train lines in Talcher-Phulbani-Lanjigarh and Gunpur-Theruball-Junagarh-Jeypore route. Delang-Puri and Talcher-Sambalpur will have double track rain lines.
The Railway Minister announced 10 Duronto trains in the Railway Budget 2010. There will be one Duronto Express between Howrah-Puri. Not surprisingly, West Bengal got 5 Duronto trains.
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