Prabhu urges people to participate in development, digitisation of Railways

Prabhu urges people to participate in development, digitisation of Railways

Saturday, July 18, 2015, Pune: Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu today urged the people to participate in the development and digitisation process of Indian Railways, while sharing their views for the better prospects and development of the country.

Addressing the students as the Chief Guest for the centenary celebrations of Sir Parshuram College, Mr Prabhu said the PM Modi govt had acquired the largest investments for Railways and the business magazine of UK ‘Economist’ had also praised their development programme.

The lack of a proper development model in the past years had created many problems for the passengers. He also said that he will try to bring more investments to the Railways and focus on increasing the tracks, whose length has not been increased in the past years.

Education is important and it will be more important in future, he stressed.

Mr Prabhu further said that they have concentrated on making a strong foundation to build a better future for the nation, adding that 67 announcements made by him in the Railway Budget have been fulfilled till date.

Speaking on the Railways, Mr Prabhu appealed to the citizens to help maintain the cleanliness of the railway stations. The Modi government has taken a major programme to develop 400 railway stations in every aspect.

They will also be working for the environment, by planting lakhs of trees on both sides of the railway tracks; for saving power, they will be installing solar power plants; and there will be an audit for water usage to help preserve it.

Mr Prabhu pointed out that RO Water Filtration Plants will be installed for safe drinking water; and with E-Catering, which has been started, commuters can enjoy their choice of food.  – UNI

Source :DayandNightNews