479 Matters Under Rule 377 DECEMBER 17,1991 Matters Under Rule 377 480

[Sh. Vishweshwar Bhagat] mapuri): Sr. Dharmapuri district being the most backward district of has no * railway line without its modernisation. Rather, proper rail facility. There are four major rail­ instead of merely modernising it, the metre- way stations in Dharmapuri, out of which gauge line should be converted into broad- Morappur, Buddiraddypatti and Kadathur are gauge so that the aforesaid districts may among the most important stations. Fast develop. Forest property, copper and miner­ express trains do not stop at Morappur. The als like manganese, dolomite etc. are found Kovai Express from Madras to in abundance here. Due to the absence of on its way possfoly touches all district head­ broad-gauge railway line these minerals are quarters, namely, , Salem, etc. but not being utilised properly. the train which runs through Dharmapuri during the day does not stop t Morappur. Therefore, my submission is that Chan- Consequent upon the electrification of the drapur-Jabalpur metre-gauge line should be Jolaipetai-Salem section, the engineers say converted into broad-gauge, it would con­ that the movement of trains on this section nect North India with southern parts of India has increased by 110 per cent and there is and reduce (he load on Nagpur-ltarsi railway no time constraint whatsoever on the trains. line. Five minutes can be very easily spread for Kovai Express to stop at Marappur. I, there­ (ill) Need to set up a new fore, urge upon the Government of India and food/frutt canning unit the Union Minister of Railways to take imme­ at Rajampet in Andhra diate steps to provide a halt for Kovai Ex­ Pradesh or enhance the press at Morappur in Dharmapuri district of capacity of the existing Tamil Nadu. unit there (v) Need to open a new [English] Railway division at Atwnedabad, Gujarat SHRI A. PRATAP SAI (Rajampet): Sir, every year Rs. 400 to Rs. 450 crores worth SHRI HARIN PATHAK (Ahmedabad): of fruits are being grown in Rajampet in Sir, the Government of Gujarat have put up Andhra Pradesh and are sent out of the Stat a proposal to Minister of Railways for the of various other places like Madras. Bom­ opening of new Railway Division at Ahme­ bay, , Ahmedabad. etc. for proc­ dabad. The Minister has agreed in principle. essing and sale resulting in meagre return to However, new divisions have been created the farmers. Only a small food canning unit at Bhopal and Ambala but the request of , of the Government of Andhra Pradesh is Ahmedabad has not been entertained so far. functioning at Kodur with very small capac­ The proposal may be re-considered in view ity. Since there is vast scope of development of the following facts:- and employment potential. I urge upon the Government to encourage either private 1. That the present arrange­ sector to set up a canning unit here or ment of posting some high enhance the capacity of the existing unit and officers of Raflways at ensure that the farmers in this area are Ahmedabad is not enough benefited. to meet the present day requirements. (Iv) Need to provide a halt of Kovai Express at Morap- 2. The passenger as wett as pur in Dhargnpurf dis­ goods traffic is very heavy. trict, Tamil Nadu 3. At pr esent, Ahmedabad SHRI K.V THANGKABALU (Dhar- area lads within jurisdic- 481 Matters Under AGRAHAYANA 26,1913 (SAKA) Rule 377 482 tionofthrosRaiway Divi­ Simaarty, tickets for Jhansi, Gwalior, Agra sions, Le.. Ahmedabad, and Bhopal should be made available in Rapa* and Bhavnagar. Ujjain-Dehradun Express and Jhelam Ex­ These divisions are fo- press and for Urai and Lucknow in Pushpak cated far away from most Express at Lal'rtpur Station. Besides, provi­ industrial and developed sion should be made to make a hah of city of Ahmedabad. Chhatisgarh Express at Therra Railway Station and Punjab Mail and Bombay B.T. at 4. Nearly 150 passenger Tabehat railway station. trains originate and termi­ nate at Ahmedabad Rail­ Therefore, I urged upon the Central way Station. Government to provide required facilities at the abovesaid railway stations so that the 5. It also controls major problems of the railway passengers can be freightterminabieatKank- solved. All these railway stations connect aria, Asarva and Mars and the various districts of Uttar Pradesh and trans-shipment yard at Madhya Pradesh. Valva Sabhamati, etc. (vil) Need for early comple­ 6. It is also not possble for tion of incomplete Irri­ officers at Vadodara at­ gation projects in tend day to day opera­ Chhota Nagpur-Santhal tions. Pargana, Bihar

The creation of Division at Ahmedabad [Translation] will not only benefit the people of Ahme­ dabad area but will also reduce the burden SHRI BHUBANESHWAR PRASAD on Vadodara Railway Division. MEHTA (Hazaribagh): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, irrigation facilities for just 3 per cent of the I would, therefore, urge upon the Gov­ total land have been made available so far in ernment to re-consider the proposal for set­ Chhota Nagpur-Santhal Pargana in Bihar. ting up a new Railway Division at Ahme- AH the dams constructed in the area either by the Central Government or the State Government or Damodar Valley Corpora­ (vl) Need to provide more tion serve the purpose of either generating facilities at Jhansi and electricity or supplying water to factories. LaAtpur railway stations Even the affected villages are not being of Central Railway provided electricity and water for irrigation. AM the schemes forwarded to Central Water [TranshHori Commission are kept pending for years and ultimately these are rejected by one way or SHRI RAJENDRA AGNIHOTRI the other. (Jhansi): Mr. Deputy Speaker. Sir, under Rule377, in the public interest. Iwould Ike to Adivasis in large number live m this bring to the notice of the House the need to area. Lakhs of people go to other states in provide facilities of issuing railway tickets for search of employment. Devkali Water Res­ the places where the trains halt. ervoir Project, Tilaia Upper Canal Project, Donaya Kala Project, Siwane Water Reser­ Tickets for Gwalior and LaUtpur should voir Project have been pending for years. be made available for G.T. Express. Jhelam Express, Tami Nadu Express and Andhra Therefore, I would Ike to submit to the Pradesh Expreas at Jhansi Railway Station. Central Government to approve all the pend-