LACKLUSTURE ATTITUDE ON EXPANSION OF GNPR-THERUVALLI RAILWAY TRACK
Bhagabat Padhi,Odishabarta
Paralakhemundi: Recently Union Railway Budget declared, where a drop to ocean seen on Odisha railway scenario.
Long demand of Gunupur-Theruvalli railway track heeded down yet again on recent Budget. This has been long demand by the people of undivided Koraput & Paralakhemundi. Even MP Koraput met with Railway Minister to streamline this demand earlier.
On railway budget proposal of Jeypore-Malkangiri (135 kms) sanctioned 28 Crs, Jeypore-Nabarangpur (38Kms) 5Crs,double track for Jagdalpur-Koraput(110kms) 85 Crs rather just a puppet sanction for Koraput-Singipur only 1 lakh.
This indeed only discrimination for south Odisha people to restore Paralakhemundi to Rayagada on railway map.
In this regard Retd. Administrator Purnachandra Mahapatra expressed anguish over such shortfall & a historical blunder by Govt of India to defame Late Maharaja KC.Gajapati,founder of new Odisha.Moreso being backward region employment could have generated from this areas of Gajapati & Rayagada district. Economical empowerment too also frozen by hiding such long demand project.
According to Binod Chandra Jena,Andhra Pradesh is gaining more opportunity where people from Rayagada & Gajapati district bound to go via Andhra Pradesh where their revenue more generated. Instead being an industrial sector Rayagada could be on streamline to pull more revenue but foiled. Economically backward people of this area lost all hopes.
