Bhubaneswar, Aug 4 : About fifty seven Railway Stations in Odisha have been identified to be taken up for redevelopment under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) at a cost of Rs 531.8 crore. East Coast Railway(ECoR) General Manager Manoj Sharma said in the first phase, works for some major stations have already been started. He said at present 25 Railway Stations under ECoR in Odisha have been selected for the redevelopment under ABSS. Sharma said ECoR is committed towards the infrastructure development of this region. Work for different infrastructural projects is going on in war-footing basis and some have been completed recently. The Amrit Bharat Station Scheme has been launched for development of Railway Stations on Indian Railways. Presently, the scheme envisages to take-up 1309 Stations for upgradation and modernisation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of 508 Railway Stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, through video conferencing from New Delhi on August 6.
