Since four years, an ambitious scheme of the Railways has been left under the wraps due to the carelessness of the management and the passengers are bearing the brunt.
No company is prepared to invest funds hence. The Railway Management had prepared a scheme to provide all the facilities to the passengers under one roof at the station. For this, the construction work of a multifunctional complex was initiated. The Railway Management had decided to complete the work of the complex within a year. After that the work was started in fiscal year 2009-10.
According to the scheme, the work of the complex was to be completed in 2011. But the local municipal corporation administration raised an objection as the Railway Management had not taken an NOC from the civic body.
Thereafter, it took around one year in taking the NOC from and hence, the work of the complex started from July 12 but it was again stopped due to dearth of funds. Finally, the construction work was completed in 2013. Previously, an allotment of `2.36 crore was spent which later increased to `3 crore due to the delay.
In the complex the passengers would be provided all the facilities under one roof. There would be a hotel on the top floor. Forty rooms have been constructed for the hotel. There will be a restaurant, clinic, internet café and parking facilities for the passengers.