13.0* Hrs. Spot and Is Also Important from the Historical, Social, Educational and Re RAILWAY BUDGET
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203 Riy. Budget, 1991-92— JULY 24, 1991 Demands for 204 Gen. Discussion & Grants (R l v s 1991-92 13.0* hrs. spot and is also important from the historical, social, educational and re RAILWAY BUDGET. 1991 - 9 2 - ligious point of view. Burhanpur is a GENERAL DISCUSSION AND DE textiles trade centre also where one MANDS FOR GRANTS (RAIL lakh cotton bales are made every year. WAYS). 1991-92— Contd. A large number of farmers and traders frequent the place. Therefore, it [English] is necessary to provide a halt for the fo lowing trains:— MR. SPEAKER: The House row (1> 2627* 2628 Karnataka Express— shall take up further discussion on the Bangalore-New Delhi. Railway Budget and Demands for Grants for Railways for 1991-92. (2) 2133, 2134 Pushpak Express— Lueknow-Bombay. Is the Minister of State h?re? Not present Shri D. Venkateswara Rao— 3) 2701. 2702 Goa Express—Niza- not present; Shri Shibu Sorcn—not muddin-Miraj. present; Shri Suraj M3Rdal—not pre (4) 4247. 4248 Shramshakti Ex sent; Shri Pius Tirkev—not pres?nt; press Muzaffarpur-Bombay. Shri Kalka Das —not present; Shri Anantrao Deshmukh—not present (5) 2161, 2162 Laskar Express (Centra! Railway). SHRI MAHENDRA KUMAR Burhanpur railway station is situated SINGH THAKUR (Khandwa): Sir, while welcoming the hon. Railway a* a distance of 5 kilometres from enquiry office Minister and expressing my support the city. There is no station and pas- for the Railway Budget, I would like at Burhanpur railway ^ r e r r- fare many difficulties as they to say that the railway line in do ,• ot ccT information about the in Khandwa runs through the centre of coming and outgoing trains. A tele the city. The existing overbridges are phone attached to the parcel office is very old and narrow'. As a result, there used for an>wering enquiries also. As are frequent traffic jams. During the the Tine is engaged for parcel office tenure of Shri M adhavrao Scindia* a work, the public has difficulty in con survey was conducted to construct an tacting the station. Therefore, an en over-bridge 2A but the work has not quiry office should be provided there started so far. What is the reason for which shovlil remain open for 24 this? hours. A telephone booth and a re tiring room should also be provided 13.1# hr*. [RAO RAM SINGH at the station in the Chair] Trains go ng towards Bombay and An overbridge should also be cons Delhi pass thr»ugh Burhanpur at tructed near village Nimbona on In- night The K rh quota in train nos. dore-Amravati section because a num 1037. 1038 461$ 4677 and 3004 ber of trains pass through that section should be increased to 4 berths in ami traffic is held up for hours toge three tier and 2 berths in first class ther. I request that immediate action an ! A C . for nearly one year the be taken for const rj<.f> m of anther having time of 1058 up Amritsar* over-bridge 2-A with two lanes, Dadar Express and 1057 Down Padar-Amritsar Express has been cut Burhanpur is a pilgrimage centre for down. These trains halt for just three the Bohras which attracts pilgrims minutes* which k not enough for the and tourists not only from India but several travellers to board or get also from abroad. Burhanpur also has down from the trams So the halting a gurtsdwara m d by many pilgrims pay time should be v. stewed to five visit there everyday. If ts a tourist minutes. 205 Riy. Budget, 1991-92— SRAVANA 2, 1913 (SAKA) Demands for 206 Gen. Discussion & Grants (R i y s 1991-92 People reside on the Easlcm and [ Translation] Western side of the railway station, in the absence of an overbridge con ♦SHRI OSCAR FERNANDES necting both the sides, people face a lUdipi/: He has come Sir. He is al lot of difficulty in crossing the sta ready there. The interpreter is al tion. There is an overbridge connect ready in the box. Mr. Chairman, Sir, ing the two platforms but local people Railways have to play a vital role using it to cross-over arc treated as in the progress of the country. In ticketless passengers and charged ac my opinion it is not enough to keep cordingly. If an overbridge is provided in mind only the economic situation people from both sides may reach their nd the development of railways in the respective colonies dircctly through the vountry. We have to keep before us bridge without coming to the plate- what all we want to achieve in the form. School going children will also development of railways for one cen be benefited with the construction of tury. Yesterday, my friend Mr. Mu- this overbridge During emergency, kul Vasnik was mentioning that the u is difficult for the vehicles to move State from which Hon ble Railway from East to West of the railway Minister hails would get priority for station. So a railway crossing may development. This may not be the be provided cither to the North or case. to the South of the Station to enable vehicles to cio^s over when the track There is a feeling among the people is clear that there would be substantial deve lopment of railways in a particular state if the Railway Minister hails :rom that State. This is not so at Now, 1 wouid like to draw ihe at least in the case of Karnataka State. tention of tiie non Min ster towards Perhaps Karnataka has the pride of reduction of rcseryation quota in the ending more number of railway Mi trains w.th ellcct from i-7-1991. In nisters than any other state in the country. iu37 Dn, Punjab MaiL instead of 2 AC Sea >nd class reservations quota only one first class reservation quota W'e should have a long plan of rail has been provided. In I(>93 Dn, \ia- way.s for about 100 years. It would enable the progress of the entire hanagri train oniv I AC Second rescr« country as a whole. In that case we vation quoi ? is provided instead of will be knowing in which States new 2 AC Second reservations quote* and -ailway lines would be laid. We will in 2 133 Dn, the quota of 2 first class * know the conversion, electrifica reservations has been altogether abo tion etc. in each and every State in ruivance. This is not just a plan for lished, AH the reservations qjota imagination but it is a plan of reality. may please be restored. In this direction my suggestion would be to earmark land in advance for laying the new lines and to grow English) trees on both the sides of proposed railway line. If this is done then the MR. CHAIRMAN Shri Oscar public cannot construct any building Fernandes. 1 request the Hon*ble and the question of evacuation also Member to speak in English. As we does not arise. The public will be did not inform the office in advance. happy to know that industrial develop You may please speak in English, ment, construction of roads and bridges Even though Kannada is a very very would take place. Such earmarked sweet language I request you to speak land should not be given to the pul>- in English. lie. If it is given then the Govt has ♦Translation of the Speech Originally delivered in Kannada. 207 Rh\ Budget, 1991-92 ~ JULY 24, 1991 Demands for 208 Glh. D is am km & Grants (Rlys.), 1991-92 [Sh. Oscar Fernandes] On behalf of the people of Karna taka, Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra and to spend huge money to get the land the whole country 1 congratulate the back. There are causes where the Mi Hon'ble Minister for sanctioning nistry has spent crores of rupees to Rs. 5! crores as equity capital. Accord get me land back. ing to me sanctioning finance is not Development of railways is the that important. Completion of the joint responsibility of both Centre and project is much more important. 1 States. There would be floods at appeal to the Hon'ble Minister to some places and drought situation complete the Konkan Railway project may prevail in many other parts of much earlier than the promised time the country. There may be other i.e. towards the end of the year 1994. problems aKo. The country spends The people in general have some several crores of rupees every year doubts in their minds about the com for relief work. If a portion of this pletion of this project. Now a subs amount is earmarked for the deve tantial amount has been sanctioned. lopment of railway it would he more Next year also some allocation may useful. be made But people think that this process may not expedite the comp The Hon'ble Minister has increased letion o f the project Hence it has the freight rates on many items hut become imminent to u kase the rail he has spared mo>t of the essential way bonds fur about "M>0 uores of commodities. 1 congratulate the rupees at the earliest Then only we Hon'bie Minister for this. Here I re oar* create confidence in the minds of quest the Hon*hle Minister not to in the people crease the rates on milk. Our late la mented leader Shri Rajiv Gandhi is n i To make this project profitable we amidst us today. He had made it have to consider the transportation of clear in our pan> maniitsio that the pnnis also in addition to traffic faci life of the common man must be made lities happier if our part;, comes to power.