Ministry of Railways sanctioned New BG line between Jeypore & Navarangpur in Odisha
The length of the new BG line is 38 Kms.
The cost of the project is 747.91 Crores. The project will be completed in 3 years.
The project shall be implemented on Cost-sharing basis (50% by Ministry of Railways under GBS and 50% by State Govt. of Odisha), read a government statement.
The Project is important for connecting Navarangpur District of Western Odisha, with Jeypore, an existing Station on Kottavalasa- Kirandul line.
This line will provide connectivity to important towns viz. Koraput, Jeypore, Jagdalpur, Dantewada. Further, the line is useful for connecting Navarangpur to Junagarh/Kalahandi District and result in short lead to many other places of Odisha, Chhattisgarh & Andhra Pradesh.
Further, the state government of Odisha will be bearing entire cost of land and 50% of the construction cost of the project.
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