09-28-2022, 06:54 PM
Following is an excerpt from https://tathya.in/forest-nod-for-krb-rail/ presenting the current status and associated issues:
Quote:Out of the total length of 301 km of the Khurda Road-Bolangir new railway project, 91 km from Khurda Road to Nuagaon has been commissioned while work is in progress from Nuagaon to Daspalla (91 km to 106 km) and target is set to commission it by March 2023, sources said.
The work from Daspalla to Buguda (106 km to 121 km) is very slow due to non-issue of Stage-I forest clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forest, the source said. Similarly, work from Buguda to Banigochha is also yet to start due to non-issue of the Stage-I forest clearance.
In total, the Government of India is yet to issue required forest clearance from 112 to 180 km while the work from 180 to 275 km is in progress and work at 275-301 km already commissioned.