Odisha Rs.54 cr investment

The Odisha Government has invested Rs 54 crore on two rail link projects and a common coal corridor planned for the Angul-Talcher-Chhendipada belt. Out of this, Rs 21.5 crore has been spent on the Angul-Sukinda rail link project, Rs 22.5 crore on the Paradeep-Haridaspur rail line and Rs 10 crore on the proposed Angul-Chhendipada common coal corridor. Moreover, in the Budget for 2013-14, the Odisha Government has earmarked Rs 100 crore for railway infrastructure projects. Contact: Government of Odisha. Website: www.odisha.gov.in Interim Railway Budget for 2014-15 passed in the Lok Sabha without discussion amid din over Telangana issue. Parliamentary committee to take steps for effective working of Commission of Railway Safety to make it an empowered autonomous body. Asian Development Bank to give $130 mn loan to India to improverailway infrastructure. Railway station in Bhopal to be converted within six years on the lines of Germany´s Berlin railway station and China´s Tianjin west railway station.