Bhubaneswar, Oct. 31 -- The union Ministry of Railways has approved the construction of 92 railway overbridges across Odisha, with the entire cost to be borne by the Central Government.
Earlier, the expenditure for these projects was to be shared equally (50:50) between the Railway Ministry and the State Government.
However, following a request from the Odisha Government to cover the full cost, the union Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has informed the state authorities that the Centre will finance the complete project.
Expressing gratitude for this major infrastructure initiative, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on behalf of the people of Odisha....