BHUBANESWAR (Metro Rail News): The Odisha government has not submitted any proposal for the operation of a metro rail service in the two cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, as per the Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Kaushal Kishore. This announcement was made in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Monday in response to a question asked by Rajya Sabha MP Manas Ranjan Mangaraj.
Kishore stated that the central government considers providing financial assistance for metro rail projects in urban agglomerations based on the feasibility of the proposal and the availability of resources whenever the concerned state government or Union territory posts it. However, the Odisha government has not submitted any proposal for Metro rail in Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack so far.