The Odisha government has decided to speed up the land acquisition process of railway projects in the state.
The government intends to complete the process by end 2015.
The projects are Khurda Road-Bolangir, Paradeep-Haridsapur and Angul-Duburi-Sukinda Road. The government has already handed over advance possession to the Railways in respect of government land for the four projects.
Besides, substantial private land has been handed over to the Railways for these projects: Khurda Road-Bolangir (1,095.91 acre), Paradeep-Haridaspur (1,250.69 acre), Angul-Duburi-Sukinda Road (1,016.44 acre) and Talcher-Bimalagarh (168 acre).