Railways sanctions Jeypore and Nabarangpur new line
Sagarmala invests Rs. 125 crore in Krishnapatnam Railway Company Ltd
July 05, 2017: The Ministry of Railways has sanctioned a new broad gauge (BG) line between Jeypore and Nabarangpur in Odisha that will cover 38 kilometres.
The cost of the project is 747.91 Crores and will be completed in 3 years. The project will be implemented on cost-sharing basis of 50 per cent each between the Railways and Odisha government.
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 and Andhra Pradesh.
Further, state government of Odisha will be bearing entire cost of land and 50 percent of the construction cost of the project.
