AndhraNews.Net - Bandaru Dattatraya calls for improved passenger amentities at Old Delhi Railway Station

New Delhi: September 1, 2003

The Minister of State for Railways, Shri Bandaru Dattatraya made a surprise visit to the Old Delhi Railway Station today and inspected the overall passenger amenities, punctuality, cleanliness and new facilities provided in the running room for the loco pilots. The Minister, who spent more than two hours at the station, interacted with passengers, especially senior citizens and women passengers and enquired about punctuality of trains and passenger comforts. Shri Dattatreya has shown keen interest in the quality and availability of drinking water provided on platforms and station premises. The Minister checked the quality of drinking water and instructed the officials to provide more taps especially on platform No.1 and 2.

After inspecting the running room and model room meant for loco pilots, the Minister said that more such facilities should be made available as envisaged in the recently announced Corporate Safety Plan. The Minister, after checking the quality of food served to the loco pilots and other staff, urged the administration to improve its quality and to pay special attention to overall cleanliness. Expressing his happiness over the most modern food plaza opened last week at the Station, the Minister said that Indian Railways were in the process of opening similar ones at important stations to step up passenger comforts. Run by private entrepreneurs with the assistance of Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the Food Plaza serves 200 different food items at affordable prices.

Press Release by: PIB/MYS:RKP:AS

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