Bhubaneswar, May 6 -- The Railways on Wednesday dismissed as "misleading, baseless, and motivated" the claims circulating on social media that Odisha would suffer territorial or railway infrastructure losses due to the creation of the Visakhapatnam Division under the newly formed South Coast Railway zone.
In an official clarification, the Railway Department stated that reports suggesting Odisha is losing railway sections or land to Andhra Pradesh are factually incorrect and intended to create unnecessary confusion among the public.
According to Railways, the Visakhapatnam Division under South Coast Railway includes only the 53-km stretch from Palasa to Ichhapuram, with all seven stations on this route located entirely within Andhra Prades...