An expert committee had said in 2016-17 itself that the proposed South Coastal Railway Zone (SCoR) with Visakhapatnam as its headquarters was not viable, but the Ministry of Railways went ahead with it and the same was approved by the Union Cabinet in fulfilment of the long-cherished dream of the people of Visakhapatnam, BJP Rajya Sabha member G.V.L Narasimha Rao said on Wednesday.
Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Narasimha Rao, while reacting to the media reports that the railway zone proposal had been shelved, said that Railway Board Chairman V.K. Tripathi told him over phone that the proposal was not dropped, and that sanction was accorded after taking into account all the administrative and operational requirements.
