Bhubaneswar: As per the directions of Ministry of Railways, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) is all set to install National Flags atop 100 feet tall poles at 26 stations over its jurisdiction in the current financial year. These stations are located at district headquarters and in places of historical importance.
Such monumental flags have already been installed at Bhubaneswar and at Visakhapatnam. The proposed list includes 13 stations in Khurda Road Railway Division, 07 in Waltair and 06 in Sambalpur Railway Division ensuring good visibility, availability of space and other safety measures.
These stations include Puri, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Kendhujhar, Angul, Dhenkanal, Khurda Road, Khurda Town, Nayagarh Town, Brahmapur, Chhatrapur and Paradeep in Khurda Road Railway Division, Sambalpur, Bargarh Road, Balangir, Nawapada Road, Bhawanipatna and Mahasamund in Sambalpur Division and Koraput, Rayagada, Paralakhmundi, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram, Jagadalpur and Dantewada in Waltair Railway Division.