Bhubaneswar: Minister of state for railways V Somanna said here on Saturday that Bhubaneswar railway station redevelopment work will be completed by Nov this year. Speaking to the media after an inspection of the ongoing work, he said the works are being carried out under the ‘Amrit Bharat Station Scheme’ and 80 per cent of the work is over. He said 59 railway stations are undergoing redevelopment at a cost of Rs 2,379 crore in Odisha.He said railway projects worth over Rs 80,000 crore are being executed under various sanctioned works in the state. In the last year alone, funds exceeding Rs 25,000 crore were sanctioned for eight new railway projects, multi-tracking, and flyover works, he added.The redeveloped Bhubaneswar railway station will feature amenities such as improved station access, circulating areas, waiting halls, toilets, lifts/escalators, cleanliness, kiosks for local products through schemes like “One Station One Product”, better passenger information systems, amenities for Divyangjans, sustainable and environmentally-friendly solutions, executive lounges, designated spaces for commercial development, landscaping, etc.Parmeshwar Funkwal, general manager of ECoR, and other senior officials accompanied the minister during the inspection.
