Odisha government rakes up ‘shelved’ Bargarh-Nuapada railway project issue ahead of bypoll
Ahead of the December 5 bypoll to Padampur Assembly seat, the BJD government in Odisha raked up a ‘shelved’ railway project connecting Bargarh and Nuapada, accusing the Centre of neglecting the people’s demand for improving the connectivity there.
The 142-kilometre new broad-gauge line between Bargarh Road to Nuapada Road stations via Padampur was sanctioned in 2018, but later was “shelved by the Centre”, state Commerce and Transport Minister Tukuni Sahu said.
The BJD leader, in a letter to Railway Minister Ashiwni Vaishnaw, on Sunday urged him to sanction the Bargarh-Nuapada new railway line as it would boost economic activities in the region.
