‘Waltair Division got ₹2,552 crore outlay in budget’
The Hindu
DRM gives details of allocation
A total of ₹2,552 crore is the total budget outlay for Waltair Division in the 2022-23 budget, Divisional Railway Manager Anup Satpathy has said.
Giving details of the allocations to Waltair Division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) in the Union Budget to the media on Thursday, Mr. Satpathy said that the budget allotment has been significant for the projects to be completed in 2022-23, and the focus was on improvement of infrastructure facilities. There was a significant increase in the outlay for doubling, road safety works, road underbridge and overbridges and new line constructions.
Ongoing doubling and new line works were given priority with the allocation of ₹2,208 crore. These projects include: Jeypore – Malkangiri (130 km), Jeypore – Navrangpur (38 km), Naupada – Gunupur – new broad gauge line up to Theruvali (79.15 km), Vizianagaram-Kottavalasa-3rd line (34.7 km), Jeypore – Malkangiri (130 km), Jeypore – Navarangpur (38 km), Naupada-Gunupur-new broad gauge line up to Theruvali (79.15 km) and Vizianagaram – Kottavalasa 3rd line (34.7 km).