By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/KENDRAPARA: BJD Kendrapara Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty has said that passenger train services will soon start on Haridaspur-Paradip Railway line. The MP Mohanty attended a high level meet in which, Mahakalpada MLA Atanu Nayak, Kendrapara MLA Sashi Bhushan Behere, Kendrapara Collector Samartha Verma, Paradip Port Trust Chairman, Rinkesh Ray were among those present.
“ଜନସାଧାରଣଙ୍କ ସୁଗମନାଗମନ ଓ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରାପଡାକୁ ଏକ ଶିଳ୍ପାଞ୍ଚଳ ଜିଲ୍ଲା ଭାବେ ପରିଗଣିତ କରିବା ନିମନ୍ତେ ବିଜୁ ବାବୁ ଦେଖିଥିବା ସ୍ବପ୍ନ ସାକାର ହେବାକୁ ଯାଉଛି । ତେଣୁ ମୁଁ ମାନ୍ୟବର ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ Naveen Patnaik ସାରଙ୍କୁ ଅଶେଷ ଅଶେଷ ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ ଜଣାଉଛି। ଯାତ୍ରୀବାହି ଟ୍ରେନ ଚଳାଇବା ପାଇଁ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରାପଡ଼ା ଜିଲ୍ଲାପାଳଙ୍କ ଅଧ୍ୟକ୍ଷତାରେ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରାପଡ଼ା ମାନ୍ୟବର ବିଧାୟକ ଶ୍ରୀ ଶଶୀଭୂଷଣ ବେହେରା ବାବୁ, ମହାକାଳପଡ଼ା ମାନ୍ୟବର ବିଧାୟକ ଶ୍ରୀ ଅତନୁ ସବ୍ୟସାଚୀ ନାୟକ ବାବୁ, ପାରାଦ୍ବୀପ ପୋର୍ଟ ଟ୍ରଷ୍ଟର ଅଧ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ରିଙ୍କେଶ୍ ରାୟ ବାବୁଙ୍କ ସହ ଏକ ଉଚ୍ଚସ୍ତରୀୟ ବୈଠକରେ ଯୋଗ ଦେଲି,” the MP Mohanty tweeted.
India’s one of the much talked about Railway Projects connecting mineral rich –Kalinganagar Haridaspur region of Jajpur-Keonjhar mining belt with Port city of Paradip in Jagatsinghpur through politically sensitive costal pockets of Kendrapara, the ‘Karmabhoomi’ of late legendary Biju Patnaik, in July this year saw the Trains rolling on tracks but only goods train. As many as 31 bridges and 171 minor bridges have been constructed over rivers, canals and other water bodies for the project.
The project, of 82 KM railway line was sanctioned in 1996-97, aims to facilitate movement of freight, export of finished products of steel plants and imported coking coal from Paradip to industries. The Kalinga Nagar industrial hub along with the mining belts of Jajpur and Keonjhar districts will be direct users of the railway line.
The then Union Railway Minister Nitish Kumar had laid the foundation stone of the project near Marshaghai in the district on April 4, 1999 when late Bharat Ratna, AB Vajpayee was Prime Minister and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was Union Steel Minister and had promised to complete it by 2004. In November 2019, the State Government had directed officials concerned to complete the project within the extended deadline of March, 2020 and finally in July , it was commissioned.
