BJD opposes bifurcation of Waltair division

BHUBANESWAR: The BJD on Sunday alleged that the decision of the Centre to bifurcate the Waltair division and remove its revenue-generating part from the East Coast Railway (ECoR) to create a new South Coast Railway (SCoR) zone is meant to appease Andhra Pradesh as the ruling TDP in the state is a constituent of the NDA government.

BJD leader Bhrugu Baxipatra, former MP Pradeep Majhi and Paralakhemundi MLA Rupesh Panigrahi told mediapersons that the decision to divide the Waltair division will have severe economic repercussions for Odisha. Expressing strong reservations over the decision, they questioned the silence of the state government in this regard.