Preliminary survey of proposed East Coast and East-West corridors in Odisha complete
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's railway infrastructure is likely to get a boost with the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited’s (DFCCIL) proposed East Coast and East-West Corridor, both of which traverse through the State.
The DFCCIL considers the two proposed corridors to be a natural extension of the eastern and western dedicated corridors being implemented in the country.
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more... 762-km-long East Coast corridor will originate from Kharagpur in West Bengal and culminate in Andhra Pradesh. In Odisha, the corridor will pass through Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Cuttack, Khordha, Ganjam and Gajapati.
Similarly, the East-West corridor planned between Kharagpur and Nagpur is 1,142- km long. The infrastructure will benefit three Odisha districts: Sundargarh, Jharsuguda and Sambalpur.
As per preliminary estimates, while the East Coast corridor entails an investment of close to Rs. 25,000 crore, the East-West corridor will require investment to the tune of Rs. 45,000 crore.
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