Rama Chandra Panda demands immediate restoration and renovation of the Brahmapur railway station platforms

Senior BJP leader and former State Assembly Deputy Speaker Rama Chandra Panda met Railway Board Secretary HK Gagi in New Delhi and demanded immediate restoration and renovation of the Brahmapur railway station platforms which have been severely damaged by cyclone Phailin.

Panda said Brahmapur is a heritage city with four lakh population and is the commercial and educational hub of the entire south Odisha, but it is quite unfortunate that the Railways has not restored the damaged roofs of the platforms even three months after the Phailin.

Panda also demanded introduction of a new express intercity train between Gunupur and Bhubaneswar for economic upliftment of tribal areas as currently there is only one passenger train running from Puri to Gunupur which takes 10 to 12 hours to cover a distance of 250 km and does not serve the purpose of the people. If introduced, the new train would be helpful for the people of Gunupur and Paralakhemundi which are mostly tribals-dominated areas, Panda added. Source: The Pioneer