Members of the Helping under Mass (HUM), a social organisation, have submitted a memorandum to Sambalpur DRM Jayadeep Gupta demanding opening of a railway ticket reservation counter at the Dunguripali post office at the earliest.
People of Dunguripali are facing problems due to lack of a reservation counter at the railway station, which is the only railway station in the district. The locals had been placing the demand for the 10 months. Meanwhile, the India Post, Delhi has sent an approval letter to the Railway Board for opening a railway ticket reservation counter at the Dunguripali Post office.
Sources said though the letter was issued on September 15, the Railway Board has not taken any steps yet.
Among others, Kamal Meher, Madhu Padhan, Kishan Agrawal, Naresh Dash and Mahesh Agrawal were present.