ECoR Breaks Through 700m Escape Tunnel On Khurda Road-Bolangir New Line Project

Bhubaneswar: The Khurda Road-Bolangir Rail Link Project achieved a major milestone as Construction Wing of East Coast Railway’s (ECoR) Engineering Team successfully executed a 700-meter-long escape tunnel, with 4185mts tunnel in Adhenigarh – Charichhak section under deep reserve forest of Madhapur Forest Range in Boudh.

Out of the total 301kms of the project, 152.805kms has been commissioned. The Railways has been constructing this line from both sides – Khurda Road and Bolangir, to ensure the early completion of the project.

Till now, 105.8kms from Khurda Road to Daspalla and 47kms from Bolangir to Sonepur has been commissioned. Apart from this, Sonepur to Jharmunda, a distance of 28.765kms has also been completed.

The segment from Sonepur to Purunakatak, covering about 73kms, is expected to be completed within the next few months. The Khurda Road-Bolangir project, a crucial project for the Railways, is expected to be completed within the stipulated timeline, railway sources said.

This public-centric project, which spans remote areas, is closely monitored by the Ministry of Railways. To speed up the work and in view of targeting early completion of the project, Railways is constructing it from both sides, the sources added.