Bhubaneswar: As per the directions of Ministry of Railways, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to install monumental flags at stations at different district headquarters and important tourist stations.
The ECoR is all set to install national flags atop 100 feet tall poles in 26 stations under its jurisdiction in the current financial year.
This step is being taken to improve the aesthetics of the railway stations a well as to impart a sense of nationalism and patriotism among the passengers.
Such monumental tricolor flag has already been installed at Bhubaneswar and at Visakhapatnam.
The proposed list includes 13 stations in Khurda Road Railway Division, seven in Waltair and six in Sambalpur Railway Division keeping in view of good visibility, availability of space and other safety and security measures.
The stations include Puri, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Kendhujhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Khurda Road, Khurda Town, Nayagarh Town, Brahmapur, Chhatrapur and Paradeep in Khurda Road Railway Division, Sambalpur, Bargarh Road, Balangir, Nawapada Road, Bhawanipatna and Mahasamund in Sambalpur Division and Koraput, Rayagada, Paralakhmundi, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram, Jagadalpur and Dantewada in Waltair Railway Division.
The safety and security of the flag and its maintenance will rest with the station administration and RPF Post.
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