Centre allocates Rs 10,536 cr for rail sector development in Odisha

The Centre has allocated Rs 10,536 crore for Odisha's railway infrastructure development for the 2024-25 fiscal, which is Rs 524 crore more than the amount sanctioned in last year's Budget. The annual average outlay for Odisha in the railway sector for the last three years has been around Rs 10,000 crore. In 2023-24, a total of 473km of new tracks were laid in Odisha. Under the five new works sanctioned as part of the Plan Head, the upgradation of 35 railway electrification projects will be undertaken within the jurisdiction of the East Coast Railway (ECoR). Read The Rest at :