New lines to staff welfare: Waltair Railway Division gets Rs 2857 Cr in union budget 

Earlier, a video conference was held by Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw from Delhi. DRM Satapthy said that apart from the allocated budget, Waltair Division will get a good share from the combined allocation of Rs 1700 crores to East Coast Railway for various amenities and facility works. The budget was mainly focused on the completion of ongoing projects and the construction of new lines.

New lines:

1. Jeypore - Malkangiri (130 km)-135 crores

2. Jeypore - Navarangpur (38 km)-100 crores

3. Naupada-Gunupur - New broad gauge line upto Theruvali (79.15 km)- 50 crores

Doubling

1.Kirandul-Jagdalpur (150 km)- 135 crores

2. Jagdalpur-Koraput (110.22 km)-170 crores

3. Vizianagaram-Sambalpur(Titlagarh) - 3rd line (264.60 km)-920 crores

4. Kottavalasa-Koraput (189.278 km)- Rs 410 crores

5. Koraput-Singapur Road (164.56 km)- Rs 550 crores Overbridge instead of level crossing Rs 10 lakhs

9. Waltair Division - Closure of manned level crossings by limited height subways Rs 1.27cr

10 Naupada-Kotabommali - Road over the bridge with subway - Rs 2 crores

11. Urlam-Srikakulam - Road over bridge - Rs 2Crores

Track renewals:

1. Waltair Division-Rs 25 crores

2. Palasad-Visakhapatnam-Duvvada - Rs 40 crores

3. Koraput- Singapore Road-Rs 20.01Crores

4. Waltair Marshaling Yard- Rs 1.01 Crores

5. Sigapur Road –Vizianagaram-Rs 25Crores

Signal and Telecom:

1. Waltair Division – 30.84 Crores

Workshops & production units:

1. For augmentation of Electric Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam- Rs 20 Lakhs

2. Extension of Covered Shed and Other infrastructure facilities-Rs 1.10 Crore

Staff welfare:

1. Renovation of staff quarters, repairs, etc over Waltair Division- Rs 15 Lakhs

Other works:

1. Protection of track by constructing slopes in cutting and side drains: Rs 1.6 Crores

2. Creation of New SCoR and New RGDA Division in ECoR- Rs 10 Crores