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In a recent statement in Parliament, the Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu has revealed that the Central Government has not received any proposal for a metro rail project in Bhubaneswar.

This revelation came during a detailed listing of 17 new metro rail projects under consideration across the country, in which Bhubaneswar's name was notably absent.

Despite growing demands and expectations for a metro rail system in the capital city of Odisha, the absence of a formal proposal with the Centre has now been officially acknowledged. The Minister's written reply to a question in the Parliament makes it clear th...