Jamshedpur: Members of Parliament (both from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) of the Divisional Committee comprising of Kharagpur and Adra Divisions of SER held a meeting with Anil Kumar Mishra, General Manager, South Eastern Railway at Kolkata today.
Altogether 12 MPs attended the meeting. The Divisional Committee Meeting was chaired by Dilip Ghosh, Member of Parliament.
Anil Kumar Mishra, General Manager, South Eastern Railway thanked MPs for their consistent support and cooperation. The General Manager apprised the MPs of the performance of South Eastern Railway, both in freight and passenger sector for the current financial year. He also highlighted the services in respect of passenger amenities and upgradation of stations under Amrit Station Scheme.
During the session, MPs advised the railway authority oÂn various issues associated with train services, stoppages, cleanliness, expeditious completion of railway projects etc. for the benefit of the passengers.
MPs laid emphasis oÂn several passenger amenities work at different stations. They have requested for new trains, new stoppages of existing trains, provision of new Halt stations, upgradation of existing Halt stations etc. Discussions were held oÂn introduction of Vande Bharat trains, construction and completion of new lines, Road overbridges, underpass, increase in frequency of trains, extension of service, up-gradation of stations etc. They have also offered their valuable suggestions for development of railway infrastructure over Kharagpur and Adra Division.
General Manager stated that the suggestions offered by the MPs for development of passenger amenities and railway infrastructure would be reviewed with paramount importance. MPs appreciated the overall performance of SER and assured their cooperation for the smooth functioning of the railway.
K.R.Chaudhary, Divisional Railway Manager, Kharagpur, Sumit Narula, Divisional Railway Manager, Adra and Principal Head of the Departments of South Eastern Railway also attended the meeting.
Dr Subhas Sarkar, Minister of State for Education, Bishweswar Tudu, Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Tribal Affairs, Sisir Kumar Adhikari, MP, Prasun Banerjee, MP, Dibyendu Adhikari, MP, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, MP, Kunar Hembram, MP, Pashupati Nath Singh, MP, Sunil Kumar Mondal, MP, Jyotirmay Singh Mahato, MP and Chandra Prakash Choudhary, MP were also present at the meeting.