Kalaburagi Rly. Div. dropped for now
The Hindu
Hopes of people of the Kalyana Karnataka region have dashed with the BJP-led Union government on Tuesday dropping the plan to establish a long-awaited railway divisional headquarters in Kalaburagi.
Replying to a question raised by Kalaburagi MP Umesh Jadhav in Parliament, Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal said that a detailed project report (DPR) containing the estimates for setting up the division in Kalaburagi was under examination in the Ministry of Railways under various aspects/requirements. Mr. Goyal said that setting up of new division affects railway operations and efficiency. It also requires additional resources. A committee comprising senior railway officers was constituted to analyse and review afresh the feasibility of the creation of three new divisions announced in 2014, including the one in Kalaburagi. After examining all the relevant issues from operational, financial, administrative and other aspects of railway working, the committee concluded that the creation of new divisions, including the one in Kalaburagi, may be dropped for the present.More Related News