Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday met Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and discussed various issue ranging from utilisation/modernisation of Ring Rail and its connectivity with Delhi Metro to constructions of Railway’s overbridge and underpasses in the national Capital.
In meeting, the issue of rehabilitations of jhuggi dwellers currently living on Railway land was also discussed.
“The Ring Rail of Delhi has a good infrastructure which is as of now is not being utilised completely. We have discussed with the Railway Minister on how to make it utilise more so that most people use Ring Rail network,” Kejriwal said. Kejriwal also demanded to set up a joint committee on Ring Railway as early as possible. He also demanded that modernisation of railway stations in Delhi which is the part of the Railway Budget should be taken up immediately.
Kejriwal was accompanied by Delhi PWD Minister Satyendar Jain and Transport Minister Gopal Rai. Kejriwal also discussed that Shakurbasti type incident should be repeated again and the Railways should give intimation in advance for removal of encroachment from its land.
The nearly 35 km-long Ring Rail network in the national Capital was introduced in 1975 and has 21 stations. Around 3,700 passengers take the line daily, including many office goers living in the neighbouring States. In December last year, Rai had met Prabhu on the issue of increasing frequency of trains on the Ring Railway to shift the passenger load towards the service, days before the implementation of even-odd scheme on January 1.