Doubling work is currently underway in the Kottavalasa-Koraput-Kirandul (KK) Rail Line. 237 kilometres out of a total 445 kilometres of doubling work has been commissioned so far.
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- This important mineral transportation route has been facing delays in train movements due to traffic problems in single-line railway sections. Once the doubling works are completed, train traffic will be easier and hassle-free.
- Today, the 6.95 kilometer-long Broad Gauge Railway Line Section between Chatriput and Maligura Stations in Koraput District of Odisha, under the Waltair Railway Division of the East Coast Railway, received authorization for the operation of train movement.
- Commissioner Railway Safety (CRS)/South Eastern (SE) Circle Shri A. M. Chowdhary inspected this Railway Section and gave his consent for train operations. General Manager Shri Manoj Sharma congratulated the team engaged in the construction of this project.
- The KK line is located in remote tribal areas of three states and is a point of focus of Hon’ble Railway Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw Ji for the development of the region through the railway network.
- The Ministry of Railways has sanctioned rupees 248.75 crores for the Jagadalpur-Koraput critical doubling project this year, while rupees 70 crores will be spent on doubling works between Chatriput and Jeypore in the 2022-23 FY. Rupees 170 Crores has also been sanctioned for this project in 2023-24 FY.
- The proposed rail network will improve connectivity in the region and drastically develop it. The ECoR Chief Administrative Officer (Construction) Shri Amar Prakash Dwivedi, Divisional Railway Manager of Waltair Railway Division Shri Anup Satpathy and senior officials from ECoR HQs and Waltair Division assisted the CRS during his inspection.
Source: East Coast Railway- Press Release | Image Credit (representational): MoR
