Odisha CM Seeks Two More Vande Bharat Trains; Faster Execution Of Puri International Airport

Seeking a world class sea side airport at Puri, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today suggested several new projects for Odisha including two new Vande Bharat Trains during the launching of Vande Bharat Express from Puri to Kolkata, and sought the support of the Prime Minister for early implementation of the same.

Praising the Prime Minister for launching of several railway projects in Odisha, the Chief Minister thanked the PM and said that "I would take this opportunity to request Prime Minister for introduction of a Vande Bharat Express train between Puri and Rourkela connecting Sambalpur and another connecting Bhubaneswar and Hyderabad which will facilitate faster movement of passengers between these important cities, for the benefit of our aspiring people".

Saying that the state government is developing Puri as an international heritage centre, he said that Puri is the first city in India to have 100 per cent drink from tap facilities.

Regarding Puri airport, he said that ‘Recently, I had met the Hon’ble Prime Minister and had a detailed discussion on the proposed Shree Jagannath Puri International Airport at Puri. We will incorporate all the suggestions given by the Hon’ble Prime Minister for making it a world class sea-side Airport'.

He hoped that with the cooperation and support of the PM, this airport will be ready within three to four years, and the Prime Minister will come to Shreekhetra to dedicate the Shree Jagannath Puri International Airport.

People of the state have also willingly pledged their invaluable land for the railway development, hoping that railway projects will offer them many new economic avenues.

The CM also requested for early introduction of passenger services in both Angul-Sukinda line and Haridaspur-Paradip line to meet the aspirations of the people of these districts.

Hoping that the Bullet train dream will soon be realised, he said that introduction of Vande Bharat train is one step closer towards our aspiration of Bullet trains in India.

He added, ‘I am sure, with your leadership, we should soon have our own Bullet trains'.

The Chief Minister expressed gratitude to the PM for the new projects.