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New Delhi, May 18 (Hindustan Times). Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (Thursday) at around 12:30 pm in Odisha through video conferencing Rs. will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate the rail project worth more than 8000 crores. Meanwhile, he will also flag off the Vande Bharat Express running between Puri and Howrah. The train will pass through Khordha, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore districts of Odisha and Paschim Medinipur, Purva Medinipur districts of West Bengal.
The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of Puri and Cuttack railway stations. The redeveloped stations will have all the modern amenities to provide a world-class experience to rail passengers. Prime Minister Modi will also inaugurate a 100 percent electrified rail network in Odisha. This will reduce operation and maintenance costs and reduce dependence on imported crude oil. Along with this doubling of Sambalpur-Titlagarh rail line will also be inaugurated.
He will also inaugurate a new broad gauge rail line between Angul-Sukinda, a third line connecting Manoharpur-Rourkela-Jharsuguda-Jamga and a new broad gauge line between Bichupally-Zartarbha.