hief Minister Mr Naveen Patnaik has demanded that the state be given its due in the railway budget, which is scheduled to be presented on 3 July.
While the Indian Railways earns more than Rs 5,000 crore per annum from the state, it is really unfortunate that it does not invest adequately for development of the railway infrastructure of the state, Patnaik noted in his missive to the Union minister for railways Ms Mamata Banarjee.
Development of railway infrastructure in the state should be undertaken on a priority basis to boost the ongoing rapid industrialization.This apart, it would also accelerate the much-needed development of the backward areas in the state, Patnaik observed.
He also stressed on timely completion of the ongoing projects. Referring to his missive to the then Union railway minister Lalu Prasad on 17 January this year, Chief Minister Patnaik pointed out that the state had proposed an investment of Rs 1,520 crore for infrastructural development in the state.
Among other issues, development of railways in KBK region, establishment of a rail coach factory in the backwards area, acceleration of Khurda Road-Bolangir railway line work, doubling of Daitari-Banspani, Talcher-Sambalpur and Haridaspur-Paradip lines, increase in the frequencies of Bhubaneswar-Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Express, Puri-Guwahati Express, Puri-Patna Express and Puri-Ahmedabad Express trains, daily running of Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express and introduction of Puri-Paradip Shatabdi Express figured prominently in the missive to Yadav.
Besides reiterating the old demands, Chief Minister Mr Patnaik has also suggested that survey work be started for a high-speed railway on the Howrah-Bhubaneswar-Vishakapatnam-Vijayawada route."Immediate steps should be taken to upgrade Bhubaneswar railway station into a world class station," the missive maintained.
Assuring that the state government will extend all sorts of support for railway infrastructure development in the state, Chief Minister Mr Patnaik exuded confidence that if the Centre agrees to the proposals of the state, it would usher in development of the socio-economic condition of the people in the backward regions.
While the Indian Railways earns more than Rs 5,000 crore per annum from the state, it is really unfortunate that it does not invest adequately for development of the railway infrastructure of the state, Patnaik noted in his missive to the Union minister for railways Ms Mamata Banarjee.
Development of railway infrastructure in the state should be undertaken on a priority basis to boost the ongoing rapid industrialization.This apart, it would also accelerate the much-needed development of the backward areas in the state, Patnaik observed.
He also stressed on timely completion of the ongoing projects. Referring to his missive to the then Union railway minister Lalu Prasad on 17 January this year, Chief Minister Patnaik pointed out that the state had proposed an investment of Rs 1,520 crore for infrastructural development in the state.
Among other issues, development of railways in KBK region, establishment of a rail coach factory in the backwards area, acceleration of Khurda Road-Bolangir railway line work, doubling of Daitari-Banspani, Talcher-Sambalpur and Haridaspur-Paradip lines, increase in the frequencies of Bhubaneswar-Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Express, Puri-Guwahati Express, Puri-Patna Express and Puri-Ahmedabad Express trains, daily running of Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express and introduction of Puri-Paradip Shatabdi Express figured prominently in the missive to Yadav.
Besides reiterating the old demands, Chief Minister Mr Patnaik has also suggested that survey work be started for a high-speed railway on the Howrah-Bhubaneswar-Vishakapatnam-Vijayawada route."Immediate steps should be taken to upgrade Bhubaneswar railway station into a world class station," the missive maintained.
Assuring that the state government will extend all sorts of support for railway infrastructure development in the state, Chief Minister Mr Patnaik exuded confidence that if the Centre agrees to the proposals of the state, it would usher in development of the socio-economic condition of the people in the backward regions.
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