Ministry of Railways and the Government of Odisha are jointly developing a New Broad Gauge Railway Line on cost sharing basis. To complete this important infrastructure project, Government of Odisha has consented to partner with Railways by providing land free of cost and sharing 50% of the construction cost for Dasapalla to Bolangir(177 kms) part of this project. As of July 2015, both the parties have signed an MoU for implementing the project.