East Coast Railway records highest-ever scrap disposal revenue in 2025-26 fiscal
East Coast Railway has achieved a significant milestone in scrap disposal during the financial year 2025–26, recording its highest-ever revenue of Rs 290.22 crore.
East Coast Railway has achieved a significant milestone in scrap disposal during the financial year 2025–26, recording its highest-ever revenue of Rs 290.22 crore.
Indian Railways has also sanctioned Rs 318.07 crore for upgrading the electric traction system on the 106-km Duvvada–Visakhapatnam–Vizianagaram section of East Coast Railway.
The MoU signing ceremony was held at Sabhagriha, Rail Sadan, Bhubaneswar, in the presence of senior officers of East Coast Railway and representatives from Bank of India.
Rail Robocop “ASC Arjun,” deployed for surveillance and patrolling, detected a suspect by matching his facial image with the pre-loaded database of known criminals. The system immediately alerted the RPF CCTV Control Room, Visakhapatnam.
The Minister informed that the annual average railway investment for Odisha has increased from Rs 838 crore during 2009–14 to Rs 10,928 crore in 2026–27, marking an unprecedented 13 fold rise.
Special emphasis is being laid on initiatives aimed at enhancing passenger convenience and safety, capacity augmentation, introduction of modern (Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches, and steady progress in new line, doubling, and multi-tracking projects, he said on the occasion.
The ECoR General Manager, Parmeshwar Funkwal, who called on the state’s Chief Secretary Anu Garg, acknowledged and appreciated the continued support being extended by the state government in facilitating railway works across Odisha.
This new system (gadget), first of its kind, aims to provide passengers with tastier, hotter and more hygienic beverages while ensuring ease of operation for vendors.
Each kit enables on-the-spot testing of 12 key water quality parameters, including: pH, turbidity, hardness, alkalinity, chloride, residual chlorine, iron, nitrate, fluoride, phosphate, ammonia and bacteriological quality.
In view of increased demand and to clear the extra rush of passengers following the IndiGo flight cancellations, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run special trains and augment additional coaches in some regular trains towards Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Howrah regions, said Railway officials on Sunday.
