Amid election campaign from both the teams, team Ranjeet Garodia and team Mukul Taneja gearing up for the Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) office bearer chairs, Chamber President Vinay Agrawal has on Monday written to Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) for betterment of services in and out of trains. Agrawal has also written to the Airport Director for resumption of Bhubaneshwar and Raipur flight services from Ranchi.
FJCCI President in his letter to the DRM said that the railway appeared not at all serious towards facilities and services which it was bound to provide to the passengers. “Keep routine trains apart, even situation of directly Railway Board monitored train Rajhdhani Express is not good with its window glasses broken and services turning poorer day after day,” said Agrawal in his letter.
He also pointed out miserable situation of Air Conditioned boggies of other trains to and from Delhi like Swarn Jayanti Express, apart from requesting restoration of suspended trains like Ranchi-Jainagar and Darbhanga-Secunderabad trains due to closure of Dhanbad-Chandrapura stretch. At the same time, he thanked government for its decision to keep policemen away from illegal sand mining checking activities
Civil Aviation Committee of the Chamber has requested to the Airport Director to start flights for Bhubaneshwar, Raipur and Varanasi, calling it need of the hour. “There are a number of big industries in and around Bhubaneshwar, and hundreds of visitors to Varanasi everyday face problems due to non-availability of direct flights to the historic city. Resumption of flights to Bhubaneshwar and lucknow is need of the hour,” the Chamber wrote in its letter to the Airport Director on Monday.
Meanwhile, both the teams in battlefield of yearly Chamber election, team Mukul Taneja and team Ranjeet Garodia spent entire Monday in public relations. Team Taneja went for Padyatra in Jain Mandir Road, JJ Road, North Market, West Market, South Market, Rangrez Gali and other places to listen to the problems of traders there and assure them of better solution if elected. Team Garodia also conducted meetings with traders in various parts of city to lure their favour in elections which is scheduled on August 27.