SCR holds meeting with Members of Parliament
Hyderabad, Jan 6 (INN): The South Central Railway conducted a meeting with Members of Parliament, belonging to both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, covering the jurisdiction of Secunderabad and Hyderabad Divisions.
As many as 15 MPs representing the states of Telangana, Maharashtra and Karnataka took part in the meeting held on Wednesday at Rail Nilayam in Secunderabad. SCR General Manager Ravindra Gupta, Principal Heads of Departments and Divisional Railway Mangers concerned attended the meeting.
Ravindra Gupta welcomed the dignitaries and briefed them on the performance of South Central Railway and various steps initiated for improving the passenger amenities on the Zone.
The Members of Parliament complimented the initiative of SCR in convening the meeting. During the course of the meeting, the Members of Parliament raised several issues related to Railway developmental works / services in their respective constituencies. The demands raised by the members included construction of new lines, introduction of new trains, extension of existing train services, additional stoppages to existing trains, construction of Road Over Bridges/Road Under Bridges and providing improved passenger amenities etc.
The General Manager stated that the deliberations in this meeting would immensely help the Railways in finalizing the Railway developmental plans for the people of this region. The suggestions and views expressed by the MPs would be given due considerations while formulating the proposals for new works / services. Proposals for new works / services which are beyond the powers of the Zone would be forwarded to Railway Board, he added.
The MPs who participated in the meeting are Godam Nagesh (Adilabad); Dr. Boora Narsaiah Goud (Bhongir); Bhagwanth Khuba (Bidar); Konda Vishweshwar Reddy (Chevalla); B.Vinod Kumar (Karimnagar); Prof. A. Sitaram Naik (Mahabubabad); A.P. Jithender Reddy (Mahbubnagar); Ch. Malla Reddy (Malkajgiri); Nandi Yellaiah (Nagarkurnool); Gutha Sukender Reddy (Nalgonda); Balka Suman (Peddapalli); Pasunoori Dayakar (Warangal); B.B. Patil (Zahirabad) and Rajya Sabha members Rapolu Ananda Bhaskar and T. Devender Goud.
News Posted: 6 January, 2016
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