Railway Minister inaugurates passenger amenities and developmental works at Balasore

Balasore: Ashwani Vaishnaw, Minister for Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, Govt. of India, inaugurated a number of passenger amenities & developmental works at Balasore on 7th January, 2022. Bishweswar Tudu, Minister of State, Ministry of Tribal Affairs & Ministry of Jal Shakti and Pratap Chandra Sarangi, MP was present at the programmes.

From Balasore station, the Railway Minister Flagged off 08411 Balasore – Bhubaneswar MEMU Passenger. Shri Vaishnaw has also laid the Foundation Stone for the work of Opening of Passenger Services between Balasore and Gopinathpur.

Later, he has visited the Basta Station to inaugurate the Developmental Works. He also laid the Foundation Stone of the New Station Building at Jaleshwar.

While addressing the gathering at different places, Railway Minister stated that inauguration of the MEMU train will ensure better connectivity of Balasore with the State Capital, Bhubaneshwar.

Extension of rail network in Balasore and adjoining remote areas will enable passengers for travelling towards major stations like Bhubaneshwar and Bhadrak.

Giving importance to the passenger amenities, he said that development of station building and other facilities at Basta and Jaleshwar will be immensely helpful for the local people.

He added that, Government is committed to fulfil the aspirations of the people of Orissa and as a major step in this regard there has been substantial increase in allocation of funds during the recent time for expansion of Railway Network in Odisha.

Mentioning Jaleshwar as the gateway of Orissa, the Minister said that he would personally monitor the station development work including its design at Jaleshwar. Minister also laid stress on timely completion of all ongoing railway projects.

Members of Legislative Assembly and other dignitaries were present at different venues. Ms. Archana Joshi, General Manager, South Eastern Railway welcomed the guests at all the functions. Principal Officers of South Eastern Railway also attended the programmes.

Photo Caption (above): Ashwani Vaishnaw, Minister for Railways, flagging off 08411 Balasore- Bhubaneswar MEMU Passenger at Balasore on 07.01.2022.