Rohit Kashyap, Raipur. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has promised Union Minister of State Tokhan Sahu a gift of Rs 20 thousand crore for the new railway project in Chhattisgarh. Tokhan Sahu today held a detailed discussion with Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav in New Delhi regarding the expansion of railway facilities. During this, the Union Railway Minister talked about giving many gifts for the railway facilities of Chhattisgarh. He also said that within the next one to one and a half years, Chhattisgarh will be given Rs 20 thousand crore for the new railway project.
Let us tell you that during this meeting, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has also assured Union Minister of State Tokhan Sahu about the pace of work on the Katghora-Mungeli-Dongargarh railway line. Let us tell you that the Katghora-Mungeli-Dongargarh railway line is a long-awaited demand of the people of the region, the expansion of which will provide opportunities for business and industry along with facilities in transportation to the people of the region.
Discussion on restoring closed stoppages of trains
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav assured to stop maximum trains in Chhattisgarh whose stoppage has been stopped at various stations of Bilaspur Railway Division since Covid-19. These include Durg Bhopal Amarkantak Superfast, Puri Haridwar Utkal Kalinga Express, Bilaspur Bhopal Express, Durg Ambikapur Express, Sarnath Express, Bilaspur Indore Express, Bilaspur-Chirmiri-Durg-Ambikapur Express.
This was also discussed
There was a talk of running the Gondwana Express which runs from Raigarh to Hazrat Nizamuddin till Haridwar and a demand was made to open a railway reservation counter in Vikaskhand Devbhog, District Gariaband. Along with this, the problems of the traders of Budhwari Bazaar and the suggestions of the MPs on the recent meeting of the MPs and officers of South East Central Railway were also placed before the Union Railway Minister.
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