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more... to be exported: Vaishnaw No manual scavenger working for Indian Railways: Ashwini Vaishnaw span.p-content div[id^="div-gpt"]{line-height:0;font-size:0} Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will inaugurate new train services and railway buildings in Odisha today. According to East Coast Railways, Vaishnaw will inspect Khurda Road-Balangir Project and will open the Mahipur-Naugaon Road railway section at Nuagaon Road Station. He will flag off the extension of 08429/08430 Bhubaneswar-Mahipur-Bhubaneswar passenger Special up to Nuagaon Road from Nuagaon Road Station. The Railway Minister will announce new train towards Puri and stoppage of Sewa Express at Bolagarh PH. Vaishnaw will inaugurate the Khurda Road new station building and flag-off of the LHB services in Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Duronto Express from Khurda Road station. He will further inaugurate the new building of Patia and Vani Vihar PH through video conferencing from Khurda Road station. Union Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan will also grace the occasion at Khurda Road Station. Vaishnaw will also inspect passenger facilities and open various public amenities for Rath Yatra at Puri Station on Thursday evening. This include, Special train for Rath Yatra pilgrims, a covered shelter for 15,000 pilgrims, an executive lounge, mobile ticketing facilities, battery operated cart facilities for the elderly and differently-abled person, food court and free food for needy people.(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) Dear Reader,Business Standard has always strived hard to provide up-to-date information and commentary on developments that are of interest to you and have wider political and economic implications for the country and the world. Your encouragement and constant feedback on how to improve our offering have only made our resolve and commitment to these ideals stronger. Even during these difficult times arising out of Covid-19, we continue to remain committed to keeping you informed and updated with credible news, authoritative views and incisive commentary on topical issues of relevance.We, however, have a request.As we battle the economic impact of the pandemic, we need your support even more, so that we can continue to offer you more quality content. Our subscription model has seen an encouraging response from many of you, who have subscribed to our online content. More subscription to our online content can only help us achieve the goals of offering you even better and more relevant content. We believe in free, fair and credible journalism. Your support through more subscriptions can help us practise the journalism to which we are committed.Support quality journalism and subscribe to Business Standard.Digital Editor Read our full coverage on Railway Ministry