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Odisha: 60% Work Of Bhadrak-Nergundi 3rd Rail Line Project Complete; CRS Inspects Site

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: The Commissioner Railway Safety (CRS), South Eastern Circle, on Thursday inspected the 16.80 km long rail line between Haridaspur and Byree Stations of ongoing Bhadrak-Nergundi 3rd line project in Odisha

Construction of this Railway section of much awaited 3rd line project has been completed and will be commissioned after clearance from the Commissioner of Railway Safety. Movement of train services will be allowed just after getting clearance from CRS for train traffic.

The CRS inspected all the safety-related works. A light engine was also run between the two stations to measure the feasibility of train line for train traffic, a railway release said.

The construction work for Bhadrak-Nergundi third line project in Howrah-Chennai Main line between Bhadrak and Cuttack Railway Stations under Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) is going on in full swing. More than 60% of construction works of this project have been completed.

“This has been possible due to consistent review of project works by Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw,” said ECoR General Manager Manoj Sharma.
Sharma advised officials to focus on the speedy completion of various projects going on in the jurisdiction of East Coast Railway. He also advised officials to coordinate with stakeholders, including State Government officials, for early completion of the projects.

Bhadrak-Nergundi 3rd line work will boost the economy of the region and will provide a hassle-free train operations in Howrah-Chennai Main Line.

Bhadrak–Nergundi 3rd Line (92.19 Km) project was included in 2012-13 and the final sanction was given in October 2015. Works between Jakhapura & Haridaspur, a stretch of 23.53KMs was completed in April 2016, from Kapilas Road to Salegaon, a stretch of 4.30 KMs was commissioned on May 2019 and from Kapilas Road to Nergundi, a distance of 4.20 KMs was commissioned on October 2022 in phased manner.

The target for completion of Bhadrak–Nergundi 3rd Line work has been decided to be by 2023-24, for the rest 83.69 km work. The latest anticipated cost of the project is 1284.39 crore. The physical progress for construction of full project is about 60%.

OB Bureau

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