Railway minister discusses infrastructural development works in Odisha

Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw held a high-level review meeting with South Eastern Railway (SER) and the East Coast Railway (ECoR) officials at Jharsuguda in Odisha on Monday.

Vaishnaw gave importance to safety issues and suggested several measures to improve passenger amenities over the SER’s jurisdiction.

Issues pertaining to infrastructural development works of the railways in Odisha, especially in Jharsuguda, were discussed in the meeting.

The meeting was attended by SER and ECoR general manager Archana Joshi, principal officers of the SER, ECoR.

Vaishnaw stressed on timely completion of all ongoing railway projects.

Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari, Sambalpur MP Nitesh Ganga Deb and MLA Jayanarayan Mishra, Rengali MLA Nauri Nayak, Sundargarh MLA Kusum Tete and Birmitrapur MLA Shankar Oram were also present during the meeting.