The Union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a new 32 kilometre railway line connecting the temple towns of Puri and Konark that are famous for the Shree Jagannath Temple and Sun Temple, respectively, said Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw here on Tuesday.
Mr. Vaishnaw, who was elected unopposed from Odisha to the Upper House of Parliament on Tuesday, said: “There had been a long demand to connect Puri and Konark with a railway network. Mr. Modi has sanctioned the project. We will develop the rail stretch as a corridor of spiritual, heritage and coastal tourism.”
