Consultations still on for Railway Zone – Center

Minister of state for Railways, Manoj Sinha had informed the Lok Sabha on Monday that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu requested to create a new railway zone with Visakhapatnam as headquarters.

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The minister said the committee constituted to decide on it, told the Railway Ministry to consult the MPs and state governments involved before taking a final decision. He told the house that the ministry is on it.

Special Railway Zone with Visakhapatnam as Head Quarter is one of the prime poll promise of BJP to the truncated state. It was also a part of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act but the center is intentionally denying it to be in good books of the Orissa government.