According to the company, the rail project will facilitate faster transportation of coal, as the rail line will connect most of the coal mines in Odisha.
The Jharsuguda-Barpali Rail link project is one of the three inter-state rail corridor projects proposed by Coal India to transport coal from three states including Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.
Press Trust of India cited Coal India Technical director N Kumar as saying that the connectivity line in Tori-Shivpur-Kathautia Area in North Karanpura, Jharkhand will take time.
Indian government had earlier said it will speed up the construction of three critical rail, including Bhupdeopur-Raigarh-Mand Area in Chhattisgarh– to provide faster transportation of coal to power plants.
Kumar also added: "The soonest which we can expect is Odisha one (Jharsuguda-Barpali railway line in IB Valley, Odisha). In 2017 we expect the line to be completed.
"I think Tori-Shivpur (rail line) will definitely take time due to problems like land acquisition in Jharkhand."
