July 2021 - Works to expedite on the project; December 2020 - The state government has delayed acquisition and handing over of land to the East Coast Railway; January 2020 - Construction underway, project completion expected by 2023 due to delay in land availability; February 2017 - Project had receive INR2.50bn (USD37mn) in 2017-2018 budget; Project Value - INR19.28bn