Bhubaneswar Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that new railway projects worth Rs 1 lakh crore will be implemented in Odisha in the next five years.
Vaishnaw said this while he was addressing a felicitation program organized by Odisha BJP here to congratulate the party's 20 MPs and 78 MLAs elected in the recently held Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in the state.
The Congress government and then the BJD government have neglected the development of railway sector in Odisha. So, with the formation of a twin-engine BJP government in Odisha and the Centre, now the gap created during the last few years will be filled by creating a new record in these five years, he said.
Although many mega railway projects have been sanctioned, they were delayed due to delay in land acquisition by the previous BJD government, Vaishnaw said, adding, "A dual engine government is now formed and the pace of projects will be accelerated." railways".
The Union minister said the allocation to Odisha in the railway budget has been increased from Rs 800 crore during the UPA government's tenure to over Rs 10,000 crore during the Modi government.
For the last three consecutive years, more than Rs 10,000 crore has been allocated to the State in the railway sector, he said.
Vaishnaw further said that during the last 10 years a new railway line of 1,826 km has been built in Odisha, which is more than the entire railway network of Sri Lanka (1,700 km).
He also said that 315 special trains will run to and from Puri during the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath for hassle-free travel and comfort of the pilgrims. Last year, 222 trains ran during the Rath Yatra. The special trains were planned from 25 districts of Odisha, he added.
Vaishnaw, who is also IT minister, said an electronic manufacturing cluster and semiconductor training center will be set up in Odisha.
Congratulating the newly elected MPs and MPs, he expressed confidence that the BJP government will continue to serve the people of Odisha for the next 50 years.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and two deputy chief ministers, K V Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, are like Lord Jagannath and his brothers, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, to who have been assigned a great responsibility for the development of the state.
In this election many MPs and MPs have been elected for the first time and the state has for the first time CM and Deputy CM belonging to the BJP. With this team, a new Odisha will be built which will help build a 'Viksit Bharat', Pradhan said.
Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram advised BJP MPs and MLAs to have a "nation first, party second and self last" mentality.
Oram said the BJP has helped the BJD form a government in the state to end the Congress government. But they became "arrogant and worse" like the Congress government. So, people have elected the BJP government, he said.
Vaishnaw said this while he was addressing a felicitation program organized by Odisha BJP here to congratulate the party's 20 MPs and 78 MLAs elected in the recently held Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in the state.
The Congress government and then the BJD government have neglected the development of railway sector in Odisha. So, with the formation of a twin-engine BJP government in Odisha and the Centre, now the gap created during the last few years will be filled by creating a new record in these five years, he said.
Although many mega railway projects have been sanctioned, they were delayed due to delay in land acquisition by the previous BJD government, Vaishnaw said, adding, "A dual engine government is now formed and the pace of projects will be accelerated." railways".
The Union minister said the allocation to Odisha in the railway budget has been increased from Rs 800 crore during the UPA government's tenure to over Rs 10,000 crore during the Modi government.
For the last three consecutive years, more than Rs 10,000 crore has been allocated to the State in the railway sector, he said.
Vaishnaw further said that during the last 10 years a new railway line of 1,826 km has been built in Odisha, which is more than the entire railway network of Sri Lanka (1,700 km).
He also said that 315 special trains will run to and from Puri during the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath for hassle-free travel and comfort of the pilgrims. Last year, 222 trains ran during the Rath Yatra. The special trains were planned from 25 districts of Odisha, he added.
Vaishnaw, who is also IT minister, said an electronic manufacturing cluster and semiconductor training center will be set up in Odisha.
Congratulating the newly elected MPs and MPs, he expressed confidence that the BJP government will continue to serve the people of Odisha for the next 50 years.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and two deputy chief ministers, K V Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, are like Lord Jagannath and his brothers, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra, to who have been assigned a great responsibility for the development of the state.
In this election many MPs and MPs have been elected for the first time and the state has for the first time CM and Deputy CM belonging to the BJP. With this team, a new Odisha will be built which will help build a 'Viksit Bharat', Pradhan said.
Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram advised BJP MPs and MLAs to have a "nation first, party second and self last" mentality.
Oram said the BJP has helped the BJD form a government in the state to end the Congress government. But they became "arrogant and worse" like the Congress government. So, people have elected the BJP government, he said.
