MPs get information about rly projects

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, September 21

Railway officials have apprised the Members of Parliament (MPs) of the developmental activities and new initiatives taken up by Northern Railway. At a meeting, led by General Manager Vishwesh Chaube, in which MPs from the constituencies falling under the Ambala and Ferozepur divisions of the Northern Railway took part, officials also took feedback from the representatives.

MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla on Friday returned after taking part in it. The Amritsar railway station falls under the Ferozepur division.

The meeting was conducted by Chaubey on the directives of Railways Minister Piyush Goyal. Its objective was to increase public outreach to get feedback for providing better services.

Chaube along with Dinesh Chand Sharma, Divisional Railway Manager, Ambala; and Vivek Kumar, Divisional Railway Manager, Ferozepur; senior officers of Northern Railway Headquarter and officers of Ambala and Ferozepur Divisions were present on the occasion.

Chaubey apprised the MPs of various developmental activities and new initiatives taken up by Northern Railway. The DRMs of both divisions presented a report regarding the completed, ongoing and proposed works relating to passenger amenities, infrastructure and services at stations and trains under Ambala and Ferozepur divisions.

MPs presented various issues related to their constituencies. They exhorted the NR to complete the infrastructure and public convenience related projects on top priority. They volunteered to help wherever there was any co-ordination required with the state administration for timely completion of the projects.

Chaube, assured them that NR would resolve the public grievances and issues put forth by them at earliest.

MP from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha included Santokh Singh Chaudhary, Sher Singh Ghubaya, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Thupstan Chhewang, Nazir Ahmed Laway, Shamsher Singh Dullo, Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Ratan Lal Kataria, Prem Singh Chandumajra, Nihal Chand Chauhan, Anand Sharma and representatives of several others expressed their views in the meeting.