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Railway officials and MPs’ interaction in progress at the general manager’s office at Maligaon in Assam.[/caption]
Dimapur, Sep. 28 (EMN): The general manager of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Sanjive Roy on Sep. 28 held a discussion with members of Parliament of Lumding division constituencies in the conference hall of the GM’s office at Maligaon.
The meeting was attended by Ramen Deka, Mangaldai MP (Lok Sabha); Jitendra Choudhury, MP/Tripura (East); Dr. Thokchom Meinya, MP/Inner Manipur; KG Kenye, Nagaland MP(Rajya Sabha); and K Bhabananda Singh, Manipur MP (Rajya Sabha) besides senior railway officials.
During interaction, MP Ramen Deka, requested for proper development of railway infrastructure in Rangiya – Dekargaon section and stoppage of all Rajdhani Express trains at Rangiya and all mail express trains at Nalbari and Udalguri stations as these are district headquarters. He also suggested for ensuring proper cleanliness at small stations like Khairabari, Udalguri etc.
MP Jitendra Choudhury appealed for proper connectivity to all stations in Agartala – Subroom section. He also asked for providing proper passenger amenities in all stations and stoppage of Rajdhani Express train at Ambasa station.
MP Dr. Thokchom Meinya suggested that railways should have inbuilt security mechanisms built into the project to facilitate early completion of all ongoing projects which are getting delayed due to security reasons.
MP KG Kenye also discussed the present security arrangement in place in NFR. He requested for improvement in amenities at Dimapur station and construction of more PP sheds. He also enquired about the ongoing Dimapur – Zubza project which is likely to be completed by October 2021. He also suggested painting all trains with beautiful landscape of Northeast to further improve the tourism potential of the region.
Divisional railway manager of Lumding division, Ashish Sharma personated the activities and achievements of the division.
In his concluding remarks, general manager assured the MPs that NF Railway would spare no effort for providing the best of services. He disclosed that NFR is now free from all un-manned level crossings and that toilets all over the zone were being developed to the best standards to spruce up cleanliness in railway premises.
