Rly Board chief inspects Tirupati Rly Stn Hyderabad, May 29 (INN): Railway Board Chairman A.K. Mital visited Tirupati and undertook inspection of Tirupati Railway Station on Sunday. He was accompanied by South Central Railway General Manager Ravindra Gupta.
During the course of his inspection, the Chairman Railway Board undertook an intensive check of the various Passenger amenities at Tirupati Railway Station. Keeping in view the fact that Tirupati Railway station is the gateway to the abode of Lord Venkateshwara and sees a huge rush of rail traffic continuously, Mital attached a lot of importance to the provision of basic passenger facilities at the station such as maintenance of toilets, drinking water, waiting halls, catering facilities, circulating area, foot over bridges etc., He made it a point to check the standards of cleanliness in the bathrooms and toilets attached to the waiting halls, in tune with the emphasis of Railways towards a clean environment.
The Railway Board chairman also had a look of all the platforms and the foot over bridges connecting the same. At the new second entry being developed on the south side of the station, Ravindra Gupta briefed him on the plans formulated to develop the second entry along with the provision of facilities envisaged, access to entry, circulating area etc., Mital advised that whatever is required to be done for the convenience and comfort of pilgrim passengers shall be undertaken with due priority.
Earlier, Tirupati MP V.Varaprasad met Mital at Tirupati Railway station and had a detailed discussion on the developmental plans for the station, keeping in view the continuous and significant rise in rail traffic here.
News Posted: 29 May, 2016
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