This Article is From Apr 30, 2017

Approved. Suresh Prabhu Clears Rail Project In This State In 3 Minutes

Approved. Suresh Prabhu Clears Rail Project In This State In 3 Minutes

Suresh Prabhu who is fairly active on twitter, responded to a proposal within three minutes.

Highlights

  • Chief Minister Patnaik urged Mr Prabhu for early sanction of the project
  • Mr Patnaik offered to bear 50 per cent of the project's cost
  • Mr Prabhu, usually responsive on twitter replied instantly
Bhubaneswar: A new railway line proposed by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik got a nod from Railway minister Suresh Prabhu just three minutes after he presented it to the minister.

Naveen Patnaik proposed a new line between Puri and Konark on twitter at 10.05 pm last night and the Railway Minister tweeted a positive response to it at 10.08 pm.

Chief Minister Patnaik, in his tweet, offered to bear 50 per cent of the project's cost.

"CM@Naveen_Odisha proposes state sharing 50 per cent of project cost for new rail line from Puri to Konark to boost tourism potential in #Odisha," the Chief Minister's Office tweeted.Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu immediately tweeted saying:The minister also said that with state's contribution, the rate of return on investment would be more than 20 per cent for the railways.

(With inputs from PTI)
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