By Our Correspondent in Bhubaneswar, February 26, 2015 :
Odisha has finally something to smile with Union Railway Minister, Suresh Prabhu showering largesse on the state by hiking budgetary allocation by 120% compared to the last year’s allocation of Rs 1420 crore in his maiden Railway Budget presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
The state has received an allocation of Rs 3112.48 crore in the 2015-16 Railway Budget against its demand of Rs 3,200 crore.
Even chief minister Naveen Patnaik recognizes the higher budgetary allocation by the Railways to the state.
“I understand that there is an overall increase of about 53% in the Budget outlays of Railways. Odisha also has been correspondingly given an increase in the allotment. Further due allocations have been made for our ongoing major projects like Khurda-Bolangir, where the state government has committed to give land free of cost and bear 50% of the project cost. Some of the traditionally neglected railway sections like Sambalpur-Titlagarh, Sambalpur Talcher have been given due weightage,” Patnaik told reporters here.
RAILWAY BUDGET FOR ODISHA PROJECTS
| SL NO. | NAME OF PROJECT | BUDGET ALLOTED (in crores) |
| 01 | ANGUL-SUKINDA New line, 98.7 KMs | 75.00 |
| 02 | Daitari-Bansapani New Line, 185 KMs | 12.00 |
| 03 | Haridaspur-Paradeep New Line, 82 KMs | 36.8 |
| 04 | Khurda Road-Bolangir, 289 KMs | 195.00 |
| 05 | Lanjigarh-Junagarh, | 7.50 |
| 06 | Talcher-Bimalagarh | 280.00 |
| 07 | Jharsuguda-Rengali Doubling | 31.00 |
| 08 | Sambalpur-Rengali Doubling | 2.60 |
| 09 | Khurda Road-Barang 3rd line | 32.00 |
| 10 | Cuttack-Barang | 4.00 |
| 11 | Sambalpur-Talcher Doubling | 97.00 |
| 12 | Delang-Puri Doubling | 100.00 |
| 13 | Sambalpur-Titilagarh Doubling | 470.00 |
| 14 | Raipur-Titilagarh | 241.52 |
| 15 | Bansapani-Jakhapura | 513.00 |
| 16 | Brundamal-Jharsugura Fly Over connection for joining down line | 11.00 |
| 17 | Barang-Rajathagarh Doubling | 16.00 |
| 18 | Bhadrak-Nirgundih 3rd Line | 125.00 |
| Total | 2249.42 | |
| NEW WORKS | ||
| 01 | Vizianagaram-Samalpur | 58.31 |
| 02 | Jharapada-Budhapank 3rd& 4th line | 45.73 |
| 03 | Budhapank-Salegaon 3rd& 4th Line | 34.30 |
| 04 | Bhadrak-Vizianagaram 3rd line | 120.05 |
| 05 | Koraput-Singapur Road | 37.50 |
| 06 | Khurda-Vizianagaram Bye Pass | 2.29 |
| Total | 298.18 | |
| Grand Total | 2548.22 | |
| (A) Total Plan Outlay of ECoR | 1576.01 | |
| (B) Extra Budget Resources | 1536.47 | |
| Total Plan Outlay inclusive EBR (A+B) for ECoR | 3112.48 | |
The Budgetary allocations for construction of new rail lines are Khurda Road-Bolangir (Rs 195 crore), Angul-Duburi-Sukinda Road (Rs 75 crore), Haridaspur-Paradip (Rs 36.8 crore), Talcher-Bimalagarh (Rs 280 crore). However, other new railway link projects like Kendujhar-Badamapahar, Jeypore-Nabrangpur, Puri-Konark and Lanjigarh-Junagarh have been deprived of allocations.
For doubling and third line project, the Railways ministry have allotted Rs 1,527.8 crore and funds have been allocated for crucial projects like Banspan-Daitari-Jakhapura (Rs 513 crore), Samblapur-Titlagarh (Rs 470 crore), Sambalpur-Talcher (Rs 194 crore), Bhadrak-Nirgundi third line (Rs 125 crore) and Delang-Puri (Rs 100 crore).
Electrification projects have been allocated Rs 293.38 crore. The Budget has set aside Rs 137.88 crore for Vizianagram-Rayagada-Titlagarh-Raipur project, Rs 100 crore for Jharsuguda-Sambalpur-Titlagarh and Rs 55 crore for Sambalpur-Angul electrification projects.
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