The members of newly constituted Divisional Railway Users Consultancy Committee (DRUCC) 2015-16 appealed to the industrialists to come forward to help the Railways in improving the passenger facilities at the Railway stations under Raipur division. Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Raipur Division, Rajiv Saxena presided over the first meeting of the Committee held at DRM office here on Thursday.
Saxena welcomed suggestions from the members and said that their suggestions are important for improving facilities at Railway stations. “We have common objective and therefore, we should maintain a better communication,” said Saxena. He said that Raipur division has achieved a lot with the present infrastructure. For improving passenger facilities like RO water plant and water cooler at each Railway station, the Committee members should appeal to the industrialist for support.
Saxena also appealed the members for their cooperation in maintaining cleanliness at Raipur Railway station and asked them to inform Railway authorities in case of any problem or shortcomings. He said that a chapter has been given to the State government for safety and precautions at Railway crossings and availing services of the Railways. This will make the children also aware of the safety precautions.
Secretary of the Committee and Senior Divisional Commercial Manager R Sudarshan gave a presentation on facilities offered to the passengers in Raipur division, services under process and future plans regarding passenger facilities. The members praised the development of Raipur Railway station and gave suggestions and demands to improve passenger facilities at Raipur and other Railway stations of the division.
The demands included drinking water facility, reservation counter, UTS counter, arrangements at station premises, etc.As many as nine members of the 12-member Committee were present in the meeting including Jitendra Barlota, Jogendra Singh Saluja, Naveen Srivastava, Deepak Verma, Ashish Bhushaniya, K Umashanker Rao, Dinesh Agrawal, Radheyshyam Agrawal and Sanjay Agrawal. A number of senior officers and employees of Raipur division were present in the meeting.