Centre has allocated Rs.2552 crores for Waltair division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) for the year 2022-23. Anup Kumar Satpathy, division railway manager stated that this will double the last year’s allocation of Rs.1192 crores. He also said that around 80% of works were completed regarding last year’s budget.

The centre signed its stand for the creation of new railway zone – South Coast Railway by allocating Rs 40 lakhs in the new budget for separating Rayagada station and making it as a new division.

to enhance the safety works and to improve infrastructure facilities, the budget allotment has been significant for projects to be completed in 2022-23.

an amount of Rs 11 crores has been allocated towards traffic facility works which includes Gopalapatnam-Vizianagaram - Provision of auto signaling including Simhachalam bypass line.

Rs 17.74 crores have been allocated for Road safety works that includes Road over/ under bridges, level crossings that includes Palasa-Pundi - Road over bridge in lieu of level crossing No.ML/373 (Srikakulam District), Ponduru-Sigdam - Road over bridge in lieu of level crossing No.ML/438, Naupada-Kotabommali - Road over bridge, Urlam-Srikakulam - Road over bridge, manning of unmanned level crossings.