35 rail projects in Odisha at different stages of execution: Ashwini Vaishnaw

BHUBANESWAR: As many as 35 railway projects measuring 4,609 km and costing about Rs 55,759 crore, are under different stages of execution in the state. Replying to the questions by Jajpur MP Sarmistha Sethi and Jagatsinghpur MP Rajashree Mallick, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha that 1,039 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of Rs 21,729 crore incurred up to March this year. The projects fall fully and partly in Odisha.