By Haryananewswire
CHANDIGARH, July 28
Union Railway Minister Mallikaarjun Kharge has announced
that Ludhiana-Delhi Shatabdi train will run on all seven days of the week and have
a stoppage at Jind. At present this train runs twice a week.
The Union Minister was laying the foundation stone of
Rohtak Railway Byepass line in Rohtak today. This byepass line will be in place
of Rohtak-Makrauli section of the Rohtak-Panipat line, which passes through the
city of Rohtak.
Mr.
Kharge said that with the shifting of this line, a third Rohtak-Samargopalpur line
would be available which would facilitate straight route to Panipat. This will
help the development of Rohtak city, because the earlier Rohtak-Makrauli line
will be eliminated.
He appreciated the progress made by Haryana under the
leadership of Chief Minister of Bhupinder Singh Hooda and said that the Haryana
is a prosperous state producing sufficient foodgrains. Adequate railway network
is required for transporting food grains, he said. He also thanked UPA
Chairperson Mrs Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh for
entrusting him with the responsibility of Railway Ministry and said that
efforts are being made to improve the facilities for the railway commuters.
The Chief
Minister Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda thanked Mr. Kharge for laying the foundation
stone of the first ever railway byepass of the country. So far there have been
the road byepass projects only. He also thanked Mr. Oscar Fernandes, who had
agreed to lay the foundation stone for the 4- lane project of Hisar-Delhi
National Highway. Mr. Hooda said roads and railway lines are important factors
for progress and today we have been obliged by both the Ministers. These
projects will further boost the development of the State.
Mr. Hooda said
that in 1957, Rohtak-Panipat railway line was provided, with the efforts of his
father Ch. Ranbir Singh and at that time Mr. Hanumantaya was the Railway
Minister. He was from Karnataka and Mr. Kharge is also from Karnataka. He said
that 34 years ago Rohtak-Bhiwani railway line was constructed at the time of
Ch. Bansi Lal and after that no other rail project was considered for Haryana.
Rohtak-Jhajjar-Rewari railway line was sanctioned in 1997, when he was MP. This
railway line is operational now. The work of Sonipat-Gohana-Jind railway
line is in progress and the foundation stone for Rohtak-Meham-Hansi railway
line is being laid today. In the railway budget of 2013-14, three railway lines
Delhi-Mewat, Yamunanagar-Chandigarh and Jakhal-Fatehabad-Hisar have been
sanctioned. Haryana Government is ready to provide its share for these lines
and it is hoped that the work on these lines will soon commence. Haryana has
also got Metro up to Gurgaon, work of Metro upto Faridabad is in progress and
the foundation stone for Metro upto Bahadurgarh has been laid.
Member
Parliament Mr. Deepender Hooda thanked the Railway Minister and the Central
Government for selecting Haryana for the first railway byepass project of the
country. As compared to earlier 40years, a number of railway projects have been
sanctioned for Haryana during last 3 - 4 years, he said. Three railway lines
have been sanctioned in the rail budget of this financial year and a rail coach
factory has also been earmarked in Haryana. Putting up the demand on
behalf of the people of Rohtak, Mr.Deepender urged Mr. Kharge to increase the
frequency of Ludhiana-Delhi Shatabdi from five days to seven days of the week
and also provide a stoppage of Shatabdi at Jind. He also cingulated the people
of Rohtak and said that a new Mall road will be constructed in place of old
Rohtak-Makrauli Railway line.
Mr. Bharat
Bushan Batra also thanked the Railway Minister on the behalf of the people of
Rohtak for laying the foundation stone of Rohtak railway byepass line. He
particularly thanked Mr. Deepender Hooda, who has made special efforts for
getting the railway projects sanctioned.
The General
Manager Northern Railway Mr. V.K. Gupta and Railway Board Chairman Mr.
Arunendra Kumar gave details about the new project of Rohtak railway byepass line.
The new project will cost Rs. 181 crore. The alternative route of
Rohtak-Samargopalpur will provide a third line between the two stations along
the main line and a new platform at Rohtak. This will also eliminate a blind
curve of two kms and eight existing level crossing gates. A road will be
developed in place of the old railway line from Rohtak to Makrauli. This will
benefit about a dozen colonies.
On this
occasion, Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Mr. Oscar Fernandes,
Rajya Sabha MP Mr. Shadilal Batra, MLA Kalanaur
Mrs. Shakuntla Khatak, Pradesh Congress President Mr. Phool Chand
Mulana, Political Advisor to Chief Minister Prof. Virender Singh,
Chairman of Haryana Toursim Mr. Chakravarti Sharma and other local leaders were
present.
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