Land acquisition for Khordha-Balangir railway line to be completed this year: Transport Minister

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Published By : Prameya News Bureau | February 25, 2021 IST

Bhubaneswar, Feb 25: Land acquisition process for Khordha Road-Balangir railway line is underway and it will be completed by December, informed transport minister Padmanabh Behera in the State assembly. Replying to a question by BJP MLA Mukesh Mahaling, the minister said that 3699 acres of land has already been handed over while 4825 acres of private landwill be acquired. The Khordha Road and Balangir railway line has been much awaited as the 289-kilometer project was sanctioned in 1994-95 but the first train rolled over the section between Khordha Road to Begunia in July 2015. While around Rs 700 crore was allocated in rail budget for the project in 2017-18, it got Rs 625 crore in 2018-19. It received Rs 350 crore in 2019-20 and Rs 520 crore in 2020-21. The project has also been allotted with Rs 1000.50 crore in recent rail budget.

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