New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Union Cabinet here on Thursday approved setting up of a Railway Zone at Vishakhapatnam and a new division with headquarters at Rayagada in Odisha by reorganising the existing South Central Railway and East Coast Railway.

An official release said setting up of the new railway Zone will bring optimality with regard to size and scale of operations and also meet the demand and aspirations of the people of the area.

--IANS ps/arm/pcj