Goyal turns down BJD MPs demand for expanding jurisdiction of ECoR

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Goyal turns down BJD MPs demand for expanding jurisdiction of ECoR

March 15

22:45 2018

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By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 14: The Union Ministry of Railways on Wednesday reportedly turned down the proposal for expanding the jurisdiction of East Coast Railway (ECoR) to unify Odisha under one zone by setting up of three new railway divisions.
Reports from Delhi said, members of Parliament of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) led by Bhartruhari Mahatab reiterated the state’s demands in a meeting with Union railway minister Piyush Goyal.
After the meeting, Bolangir Lok Sabha member Kalikesh Narayan Singhdeo said, “The railway minister did not listen and turned down our demands. I think this will be a huge loss to Odisha. We are extremely disappointed to see this response from the Centre.”
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had on February 17 urged the Centre to consider one Railway zone for entire Odisha. As part of the proposal, the state government had requested the Centre to expand the jurisdiction of the ECoR by establishing three new railway divisions namely Rourkela-Jajpur, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road and Rayagada.