Bhubaneswar, April 16 -- A major milestone in the Khurda Road-Balangir New Rail Line project was achieved on Wednesday with the successful breakthrough (daylighting) of the 4,185-metre-long Tunnel T-4 between Adenigarh and Charichhak stations in Odisha's Boudh district.
This marks the completion of the longest tunnel not only in the entire project but also in the state of Odisha.
According to East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources, 226 km of the total 301 km stretch of the Khurda Road-Balangir New Rail Line project has been commissioned so far-from Khurda Road up to Daspalla on one end and from Balangir up to Purnakatak on the other.
The remaining 75 km stretch between Daspalla and Purnakatak, which includes seven tunnels currently under cons...