Chandigarh, February 25 – While describing the railway budget as pro people budget, Congress MP Mr. Deepender Singh Hooda has thanked the UPA, Chairperson Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Railway Minister Ms. Mamta Benerjee for announcing many railway projects for the State in general and Rohtak Parliamentary segment in particular.
While thanking the Union Railway Minister for accepting many of his proposals, Mr. Hooda said that it was a matter of pleasure that the Minister has announced the survey for Rohtak-Meham-Hansi railway line, which was rejected in year 2002. He said that the re-survey for this important rail track has brightened the hope among the people. He described the introduction of new passenger train between Delhi-Garhi Harsaru-Farukhnagar as a big achievement as the large section of the National Capital region would be benefited with it. It is mention worthy that Mr. Hooda had publicly assured the people about this project in a public meeting at Badli.
Mr. Hooda said that 46 railway stations in the country would be equipped with the Multi Functional Complex and Budget Hotel and it was a great achievement for the people that two of them; Rohtak and Panipat, were from the State. He also expressed personal happiness for the doubling survey between Rohtak and Bhiwani as he had been a daily passenger on the track during his study period.
Mr. Hooda said that the railway minister had announced to complete the railway track between Jhajjar and Rohtak so he was hopeful that the trains would start running on the Rohtak-Jhajjar-Rewari track. He said that the provision for survey has been provided for the Bahadurgarh-Jhajjar in the 12th five year plan. He said that the railway traffic has witnessed major improvement during last five years.
EKTA EXPRESS 14795/96Ekta Express – The Great Difficulty Express
The Ekta express has been the great difficulty express for the people of the Bhiwani, Rohtak, Gohana, Panipat districts of Haryana. It is a train with the burden to carry 1000’s of daily pessengers, families, bussinessmen, students and tourists travelling between Bhiwani and Chandigarh. The major problem is that train is linked to Himalyan Queen Express in its common route from Panipat to Kalka. We understand that it may be saving the running costs but the share for the Bhiwani/Rohtak side passengers is way less. We have got only 5 general boggies for our share, whereas only one train runs from Bhiwani to Chd and Chd to Bhiwani in a day. Dehli, Chandigarh is linked to with many a trains and it would be great if Ekta Express is expanded to accomodate more pessengers. Ac-Sleeper coaches would be a great advantage for senior citizens, bussiness class, families and tourists. Their may be considered a fesibilty to run the train independently as it can than be run on its own saving the half an hour delay at the Panipat station as per the linkage of two trains.
This is also an appeal to people travelling on this route, to please comment and raise a voice for the betterment of the railways in the district.
We would be thankfull to Indian Railways if our problem is considred for the feasibility surveys