Railway Board to review Orissa projects in Delhi

The Pioneer, July 18, 2008
Pioneer News Service | Bhubaneswar

With an emphasis on railway projects in Orissa, a very high-level review will be conducted by Chairman of the Railway Board Kalyan Coomar Jena and other member of the Board on the status of the projects under the East Coast Railway (ECoR) jurisdiction.

ECoR General Manager Ajay Kumar Goyal left for New Delhi to make a presentation on the ongoing projects. He will make a special emphasis on early completion of all important sanctioned project works. The discussion will centre on better rail connectivity and completion of the projects, according to an official release here on Thursday.

Goyal will pitch for evolvement of a new policy which would help expedite the sanctioned project works. Meanwhile, discussions were held by ECoR General Manager with State Chief Secretary Ajit Kumar Tripathy on early completion of infrastructure and other rail projects.

Goyal would refer to these issues during his talks with the Railway Board members and Railway Ministry officials in Delhi, said the release.