Shri Gajanan Mallya, GM, SCR Holds Meeting with Hon’ble Members of Parliament at Vijayawada

South Central Railway conducted a meeting with Hon’ble Members of Parliament belonging to the state of Andhra Pradesh, covering the jurisdiction of Vijayawada, Guntur and Guntakal Divisions. A total 18 Hon’ble Members of Parliament took part in the meeting held on 24th September, 2019 at Electrical Traction Training Centre (ETTC), Satyanarayanapuram, Vijayawada. Shri Gajanan Mallya, General Manager, SCR; Divisional Railway Managers of Vijayawada, Guntur, Guntakal, Secunderabad and Hyderabad Divisions and Principal Heads of Departments were also present during the meeting.

Shri Gajanan Mallya welcomed the dignitaries and briefed them o­n the performance of South Central Railway and various steps initiated for development of Infrastructure facilities and improvement of the passenger amenities o­n the Zone. Appreciating the efforts of SCR with regard to developmental works. He also briefed Hon’ble MP’s o­n various initiatives being taken up by the Zone towards enhancing passenger amenities, green initiatives, water conservation, avoiding using of plastic in railway premises, conversion of conventional trains with Linke Hoffman Bosch (LHB) coaches for providing safe and comfortable rail journey etc.

Hon’ble Members of Parliament Dr. B. V. Satyavathi, Anakapalle; Smt. Vanga Geetha, Kakinada; Smt. Chinta Anuradha, Amalapuram; Shri Raghu Rama Krishna Raju, Narasapuram; Shri V.Balashowry, Machilipatnam; Shri Kesineni Srinivas, Vijayawada; Shri K. Ravindra Kumar, (Rajya Sabha); Shri Nandigam Suresh, Bapatla; Shri M. Srinivasulu Reddy, o­ngole; Shri Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Nellore; Shri B. Durga Prasad Rao, Tirupati; Shri L. Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Narasaraopet; Shri P. Brahmananda Reddy, Nandyal; Shri T. Rangaiah, Anantapur Shri N. Reddeppa, Chittoor; Shri K. Gorantla Madhav, Hindupur; Shri P.V. Midhun Reddy, Rajampet and Shri Y.S. Avinash Reddy, Kadapa were present in the meeting.

Hon’ble Members of Parliament expressed happiness o­n the various rail developmental initiatives being taken up by South Central Railway and congratulated officials for taking steps towards promotion of green and clean environment.

Later, speaking to the media personnel, Shri Gajanan Mallya, General Manager, SCR briefed o­n the achievements and performance of the Zone. He stated that all the infrastructure development projects situated in the state of Andhra Pradesh are progressing well with the active co-operation of the State Government. He informed that various o­ngoing rail developmental projects in the state is being accorded top priority for completion. He stated that the suggestions for improvement given by Hon’ble MPs will be examined. Phase-I new line works pertaining to Nadikudi – Srikalahasti for a stretch of 45 kms is planned for commissioning during the current fiscal and the whole project is targeted to be completed by 2023-24. Whereas the Kadapa – Bengaluru new line works is also set to complete by 2023-24. The Doubling and Tripling works in the state is being expedited for completion. The General Manager stressed that SCR is focusing o­n providing best passenger amenities and facilities at all railway stations in its jurisdiction.