THE GANDHIDHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ,6s 'CHAMBER BHAVAN', Plot No. 7L, Sector-8, Post Box No. 58, Dinesh Gupta GANDHIDHAM (Kachchh) - - 370201-. President ffi Phone : +91-2836-22O977 ,220735 . Mobile :9925O 37814,87585 95576 . Fax : 220888 ESTD.1953 e-mail : [email protected] . website : www.gccikandla.com t{.9875225892

No. GCcl/433 Dare:18.09.2018 E-Mail : srdcm @bct'railnet'gov'in Shri Ajay Prakash, Secretary DRUCC & Sr. DCM-ADI Western Railway Divisional Office, Nr" Chmaunda Mata Mandir, Naroda Road, P.O. SaijPur Bogha, - 382345

on 28'09'2018 Sub: Suggestions and discussion on issues in next DRUCC meeting to be held

Dear Sir,

Shri This has reference to next due meeting of DRUCC and inviting our member representative Parasmal Nahata for the participation.

We submit the issues for the discussions in next DRUCC meeting as below:

to cha ofPalannur - No.1915 better with Rajdhani Express running from New towards Gujarat We welcome, appreciate and express sincere thanks for positive changes in timings of Gandhidham - palanpur Train [No.19152] for connectivity with Rajdhani Express & Ashram Express for travelling towards North India.

Similarly, it is need of the hour to change the timings of Palanpur - Gandhidham Train fNo' 19151] by .onrr..,ing it with the arrival of Rajdhani & Ashram Express to facilitate traveling purr".rg.r, from North India to get connectivity from Palanpur for further journey to bananianam. At present there is no direct train from North India to Kachchh District. I'Icnce, better such connectivity with the change of timing will certainly increase load of traffic and facility ro passengers travelli.,g f.o- North India to Kachchh. Also provide facilities of A'C' Chair Car and A.C. Coach in the subject trains.

around We suggest to run train from Palanpur to Gandhidham [No. 19151] with departure time 08:00 am and arriving in noon at Gandhidham Railway station.

Train ndV Previously one trntercity train between Gandhidham and was running and of subsequently it was merged with Sayajinagari Express followed by the introduction all industrial activities of ;anshatabdi train No. 20Bl | 2052" Due to devasting earthquake Kachchh region was collapsed and on account of poor occupation and inconvenient time with schedule" it was discontinued. Now the whole scenario of Kachchh region is changed tremendous growth of industries and trade in this region.

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India industrialization in Kachchh Sir, as you are very well aware that after earthquake, there is rapid have migrated to District. People fiom all over India and particularly from northern India trade sea shipments Kachchh ,o bread - butter and settled here. Further, all international ""rn India are rooted to originated from Northern Parts of India and import shipment for northern continuous long and fro from and port of Kachchh District. This establishes is having military term trade relation with Delhi and surrounding areas. The Kachchh District and air-force persons regularly' and air - force base which necessitates the movement of military around Kandla public sector establishments like Ioc, HPc, etc. are also operative in and - with New Delhi' Gandhidham complex. Therefore, there is acute need to have connectivity destinations' Punjab & Utarakhand by running regular super-Fast Train to & from these

4. Gandhidham - Todhpur Train No. 22483 / 22484 from Rajasthan, we As Kandla - Gandhidham complex is having sizable population of people and securitY suggest to run this train daily which will turn out to be a boon for general public duty in the district personat of Military, BSF, Para Military forces etc. who are posted for official as runs and of Xachchh. We also suggest to provide 2nd A.C. Coaches in this train it Passes daily basis. through high temperature zone. We also suggest to run the subject train on

5. Facility of Lift & Escalator is already The facility of escalator at Gandhidham is still pending since long. The facility in next six months' sanctioned and every time we are assured that it will get operationalized have not been installed and However, almost three years have been elapsed but lift & escalator operationalized.

6. Another weighbridge at Chirai The present only one Day by day ttre volume of loading is increasing at chirai Railway station. Hence, there is weighbridge is not sufficient to .".ry the increase load of volume of loading. acute need to establish another weighbridge at Chirai Railway Station'

discussion in next DRUCC Hope to get due.listing of above maters in the agenda for the meaningful meeting ana snait await confirmation about exact schedule of DRUCC meeting'

Thanking you,

Yours faithfullyta \J.1,-.- + Aashish Joshi Hon. Secretary