MoR and Odisha government sign MoU for cost sharing of two new railway line projects

The MoR and the Odisha government have signed an MoU for sharing the cost of two new railway line projects in Odisha. The projects entail the construction of a 130 km line from Jeypore to Malkangiri and a 38 km line from Jeypore to Nabarangpur. While the Odisha government will bear 25 per cent of the total cost of construction of the Jeypore-Malkangiri line, it will bear the total land costs and 50 per cent of the total construction costs of the Jeypore-Nabarangpur line. The detailed project report (DPR) for the Jeypore-Nabarangpur line has already been prepared, and is currently being prepared for the Jeypore-Malkangiri line.