Cuttack, Jan 7: Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw laid the foundation stone for development of the second entry and circulating area of Cuttack railway station this morning.

The development works for second entry will have facilities such as parking lot, pickup and drop point, parking for ambulance and VIP vehicles including a wider approach road.

Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) Bhartruhari Mahatab graced the occasion through video conferencing and MLA Souvic Biswal graced the occasion as Guest of Honour at Cuttack railway station.

Informing the gathering, Vaishnaw informed that, Railways is committed towards development of Cuttack station. He said that fund is not constraints for this purpose. He also directed officials to speed up the construction works to complete at the earliest. Later, Vaishnaw inspected Cuttack railway station and took stock about the developmental works and amenities provided at station.