Two crores to modernize Berhampur station
Berhampur- Gopalpur- Chhatrapur, ECOR, Ganjam August 2nd. 2007, 2:36amHindu reports on this. Following are some excerpts.
A sum of Rs. 2 crores has been sanctioned for the development and modernisation of the Berhampur railway station, Divisional Manager of the East Coast Railways P.K. Srivastav has said. Keeping its colonial architecture intact, work is on to add structures
to the existing station and to beautify it.Speaking to newsmen, Mr. Srivastav said to expand the station premises, the goods shed by the side of platform number three was shifted to Jagannathpur. A fourth platform would be added in place of the goods shed. The new platform and the continuing work on the second foot overbridge at the railway station were expected to be completed by2008. As per the new plans, the Berhampur railway station would have two entry gates in a bid to reduce rush at the main gate.
Following is a picture of the station that appeared in Today’s Samaja.
January 29th, 2013 at 6:45 am
What a wastage !! The contractors and officers have swindled Rupees two crores. That’s all they have done to Brahmapur station.Only GOD can save them.