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The neglect of the railway sector in Odisha which contributes revenue of Rs 7,500 crore to the railways every year can be gauged from allocations to key projects last year. The provision for the Daitari-Banspani railway line project on which the industrialisation of the state badly depends was Rs 70 crore and Rs 75 crore in 2011-12 and 2010-11 budget respectively.