Members of Parliament (both from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) of the Divisional Committee comprising of Chakradharpur and Ranchi Divisions of SER held a meeting with Anil Kumar Mishra, General Manager, South Eastern Railway at Tatanagar at Kolkata on Monday. Altogether 11 MPs attended the meeting. The Divisional Committee Meeting was chaired by Bidyut Baran Mahato, MP of Jamshedpur.
The other MPs, who attended the meeting were Dr. Pradip Kumar Varma, Aditya Prasad, Deepak Prakash, Joba Majhi, Jyotirmay Singh Mahato, Sukhdeo Bhagat, Kali Charan Singh, Kali Charan Munda, Manish Jaiswal and Tankadhar Tripathy.
Anil Kumar Mishra, General Manager, South Eastern Railway welcomed the MPs and thanked them for their consistent support and cooperation. The GM apprised the MPs of the performance of South Eastern Railway, both in freight and passenger sector for the current financial year. He also highlighted the services in respect of passenger amenities works which were being provided by South Eastern Railway. General Manager stated that the suggestions offered by the MPs for development of passenger amenities and Railway infrastructure would be reviewed with paramount importance. The MPs appreciated the overall performance of SER and assured their cooperation for the smooth functioning of the Railway.
During the session, the MPs advised the Railway Authority on various issues associated with train services, stoppages, cleanliness, expeditious completion of railway projects etc. for the benefit of the passengers. The MPs laid emphasis on several passenger amenity works at different stations. They have requested for new trains, new stoppages of existing trains, provision of passenger amenities at stations, punctuality in trains etc. Discussions were held on construction and completion of new lines, Road overbridges, underpass, increase in frequency of trains, extension of service, up-gradation of stations etc. They have also offered their valuable suggestions for development of Railway infrastructure over Chakradharpur and Ranchi Division.
Tarun Huria, Divisional Railway Manager, Chakradharpur, Jasmeet Singh Bindra, Divisional Railway Manager, Ranchi and Principal Head of the Departments of South Eastern Railway also attended the meeting.