Pratibha Singh calls on Union Railways Minister

5 Dariya News

New Delhi 16-Jul-2013

Pratibha Singh, Member of Parliament called on Union Railways Minister Shri  Mallikarjun Kharge at New Delhi and requested him to strengthen Railway network in the State.Smt. Pratibha Singh apprised him  that State had remained neglected in terms of railways expansion and requested him to accord top priority to the railways projects of the State. She demanded that Bilaspur-Bhanupali-Manali-Leh railways line should be declared as project of national importance and should be fully funded by the Union Government keeping in view of its strategic importance from defence point of view. She requested for adequate budgetary allocation for early and timely completion of Nangal-Talwara Railway line, work of which has been going on snail pace from many years. She also urged for Broad Gauge Railway line from Kalka to Baddi keeping in view of the growth of industrial sector in the region.

Pratibha Singh demanded the fresh survey of railways over bridges and railways under bridges on the Shimla -Kalka line to assess the strength of these bridges and told that these bridges were around 100 years old and had gone in bad shapes due to  continuous use in these years besides, reconstruction of various bridges on the Shimla -Kalka lane. She also demanded that all the tunnels on Shimla -Kalka railway line should be assessed by the technical experts from passengers safety point of view. She told that railways can play an important role in promoting tourism and economic activities in the state and asked for plying more trains to metro cities from Kalka and Una stations so that tourists could be facilitated. She also demanded railways expansion in Kangra valley which has immense scope for expansions .