The creation of separate statehood Telangana would hamper the interest of Odisha in future if the demand by Union tribal affairs minister V Kishore Chandra Deo for shifting the East Coast Railway (ECoR) headquarters from Bhubaneswar to Visakhapatnam would be given a nod by A K Antony committee.
Kolkata has two railway headquarters. The ECoR was created in 2003 and has three divisions – Khordha, Sambalpur, Visakhapatnam (Vizag). However, the Union minister’s suggestion was not accepted by Congress and other political parties. Even senior Congress leader K.C.Lenka, who is also a former Railway Minister described Mr. Deo’s statement ‘impractical’. The move would be a ‘Congress Conspiracy’ if it takes place.