Maligaon, November 23: Shri Chetan Kumar Shrivastava, General Manager of N. F. Railway today conducted an inspection of the development works and railway facilities at Balurghat, Gangarampur, Eklakhi and New Jalpaiguri stations under Katihar Division.
Shri Surendra Kumar, Divisional Railway Manager of Katihar with senior officials of headquarter and division accompanied the General Manager during the inspection.
The General Manager inspected the amenities, ongoing developmental projects and also checked safety related gears at the railway stations. He interacted with the railway officials at the station and took feedback on various issues.
The General Manager conducted window trailing inspection.He inspected crucial areas such as the marshalling yards andcoaching yards. He conducted thorough inspection of the ongoing activities and examined the developmental plans for these sections.
The General Manager inspected the plans of new station building, crew lobby, Foot Over Bridge, platform and other passenger amenities works. Further, the General Manager held a meeting with Hon’ble MLA of Gangarampur, Shri Satyendra Nath Ray and discussed various issues for overall improvement of stations and nearby areas.
He also inspected the ongoing station redevelopment activities on the New Jalpaiguri station. New Jalpaiguri station under N. F. Railway will be redeveloped in a major way as an International Train Terminal for providing better, additional and enhanced passenger amenities. Works for the up-gradation have already been started.
During his inspection,the General Manager interacted with various representatives of media journalist and briefed them about the various developmental activities that have been carried out in the zone as per the guidelines issued by the Railway Board.
The General Manager’s visit was aimed to review the progress of various developmental works, assess the facilities at different locations, interact with officials, and discuss plans for infrastructural development and business expansion in the area.
