The Waltheru railway division that's been around for ages seems to be fading away. They're rushing to set up a new division centered around Rayagada in Odisha. Things are moving quick for the Rayagada division setup in the South Coast zone where not much has been happening. It's looking like the long-serving Waltheru railway division is about to disappear. Fast moves are being made for a new division based in Rayagada, Odisha. On the 24th of this month, the East Coast Railway Engineering department has called for tenders to build office buildings, employee quarters, and other sections. They've already got the land ready for construction on 125 acres. With the BJP government in Odisha right now, this process is gaining momentum. But for the South Coast zone being set up with Visakhapatnam as its base, there's not much excitement. Losing the Visakhapatnam railway zone without the Waltheru division would hit hard both in income and job opportunities. Setting up a South Coast zone based out of Visakhapatnam is something the people have always wanted. At that time, they demanded a zone with the Waltheru division included. The Waltheru division brings in ten thousand crores every year, with five thousand crores just from the new migration-Kirandul (KK) route. If the Rayagada division comes without the Waltheru division, the zone will lose a ton of income. If that happens, the current KK line will shift to the Rayagada division. As the new division is being set up urgently, folks in the area are worried if the Waltheru division will still be around or not. People are feeling frustrated that while the railway minister says nice things about the zone, nothing's happening on the ground. Waltheru jobs are on the line. Since they're setting up a new division based in Rayagada, they plan to hire a bunch of new people there. They’ll fill positions in Mechanical, Electrical, Signaling and Telecom, Track maintenance, and other support departments. This means job opportunities for the youth there. But when it comes to the Waltheru division, new jobs are non-existent, and existing ones are being cut. They’re slashing 220 engineering and other tech jobs in the Mechanical (Diesel Loco Shed), Electrical, Signaling and Telecom departments at Waltheru. They've started the process to transfer those positions to Sambalpur and Kurda divisions. An announcement regarding this has already been made. As they're moving positions out of Waltheru and calling for tenders for the Rayagada division construction, civic groups are crying foul that this will seriously hurt AP under the name of the zone.

Kayi saalon se sewa de rahe Valtheru Railway Division ab khatm hone ja raha hai lagta hai. Odisha ke Rayagada ke aas-paas naye division ki tayyari ho rahi hai. Rayagada Division ke liye kaam tezi se ho raha hai, jabki South Coast Zone mein koi khas tezi nahi dekhi ja rahi. Vishakhapatnam: Kayi saalon se sewa de rahe Valtheru Railway Division khatm hone ja raha hai lagta hai. Odisha ke Rayagada ke aas-paas naye division ki tayyari ho rahi hai. DRM office ke buildings, employees ke quarters aur dusre sections ke construction ke liye is mahine 24 tarikh ko East Coast Railway Engineering Division ne tender bulaya hai. 125 acres ka jagah pehle se tayar hai. Ab Odisha mein BJP government hone ki wajah se ye process tezi se chal raha hai. Vishakh ke liye South Coast Zone ka koi khaas progress nahi dikh raha hai. Valtheru Division ke bina Vishakh Railway Zone ko khone se revenue aur employment dono par badi nuksan hoga. Vishakh ke logon ki yeh purani maang hai ki unhe Valtheru Division ke sath South Coast Zone chahiye. Har saal Valtheru Division se 10,000 crore ka revenue aata hai. Isme se 5,000 crore sirf naye Valsal-Kirandul (KK) route se aata hai. Agar Valtheru Division nahi hota aur Rayagada Division ban gaya, to Zone ko bhari nafa hoga. Agar aisa hota hai, to KK line Rayagada Division mein chale jayegi. Naya division jaldi se banane ki taiyari ho rahi hai, par logon mein yeh soch hai ki Valtheru Division rahega ya nahi. Railway Minister ke kehne se unke beech kuch nahi ho raha hai aur log is par pareshan hain. Valtheru jobs mein katoti Rayagada ke aas-paas naye division banne se nayi bhari bharti hogi. Mechanical, Electrical, Signaling & Telecom, track operations aur dusre segments mein vacancy bharne wale hain. Is wajah se wahan ke yuvaon ko job opportunities milengi. Lekin Valtheru Division ki baat kare toh naye jobs nahi hain aur jo jobs hain wo bhi ja rahi hain. Valtheru Division mein Mechanical (Diesel Loco Shed), Electrical, Signaling & Telecom sections mein 220 engineering aur technical jobs ki katoti ki ja rahi hai. In posts ko Sambalpur, Kurda Division mein bhejne ki planning chal rahi hai. Iske liye announcement ho chuki hai. Valtheru se posts ko transfer karna aur Rayagada Division ke construction ke liye tenders bulana dekh kar log samajh rahe hain ki is Zone ke naam par Andhra Pradesh ko bhari nuksan ho raha hai.