09-04-2023, 06:55 PM
Status Report: Following is an excerpt from https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/...92982.html
Quote:Odisha: Talcher-Bimlagarh rail project likely to be over by March 2026
Sources said if everything goes as expected, the entire project of 149.78 km would be completed by March 2026.
Published: 09th July 2023 09:58 AM | Last Updated: 09th July 2023 09:58 AM
By Express News Service
ROURKELA: AMID visible signs of land hurdles ebbing away, the East Coast Railways (ECoR) expects to float a global tender on turnkey basis for the balance stretch of 101 km of the much-delayed Talcher-Bimlagarh new rail line by the end of 2023.
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Against the total length of 149.78 km, only 26 per cent work is achieved with completion of 17.62 km from Talcher to Sunakhani while work for another 30.5 km till Khamar in Angul district is underway and expected to be completed by December 2023.
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The Talcher-Bimlagarh new rail line would reportedly reduce distance between Rourkela and Bhubaneswar by 126 km besides boosting local economy and industrialisation.
What’s done, what’s not
Total required private land 1002.61 acre
Around 661.79 acre acquired, balance of 340.85 acre remains to be acquired
542.38 acre out of 549.94 acre land acquired in Angul district
192.09 acre private land in 19 villages remains to be acquired in Deogarh
11.89 acre out of total 248. 02 acre private land acquired in Sundargarh district
Total length of 149.78 km; only 26 per cent done with completion of 17.62 km
Work for another 30.5 km till Khamar in Angul district underway