Odisha: Projects Worth Rs 1,550 Crore Unveiled By Prime Minister Modi 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (15 January) launched projects worth Rs 1,550 crore in Odisha. The electrification of the Jharsuguda-Vizianagaram and Sambalpur-Angul lines have been carried out at a cost of Rs 1,085 crore that spans 813 km.

The 14.2-km railway line has been doubled in the Barpali-Dungaripali route. Apart from the above, the Balangir-Deogaon railway lines (17.35 km) have been finished at a cost of Rs 189.3 crore. It falls under the Sambalpur-Titlagarh 181.54-km railway line doubling project, Deccan Herald reported.

At a cost of Rs 100 crore, a multi-modal logistics park (MMLP) has been constructed at Jharsuguda. A railway line has been laid in the Balangir-Bichhupali route that is 15 km long, costing Rs 115 crore. The line is part of the bigger 289 km Balangir-Khurda route that connects Howrah-Chennai main line on the Khurda Road and at Balangir on the Titlagarh-Sambalpur line.

A new train has been flagged off on the Balangir-Bichhupali route. At a cost of Rs 27.4 crore, a bridge has been constructed between Theruvali and Singapur Road station. The linkage over the Nagavali river had been cut off after the floods destroyed the bridge in 2017.

Also, Passport Seva Kendras have been opened at six different places - Balangir, Kendrapara, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Bargarh and Phulbani. A foundation stone for Sonepur’s Kendriya Vidyalaya has also been laid. The project will cost Rs 15.81 crore.

Apart from these, renovation works at Nilamadhav, Siddeshwar Temple in Boudh, Paschim Somnath group of temples and Ranipur group of monuments in Balangirs will be carried out.