Call your area MP/MLA and 'Fast Track the Suburban Rail Project'!

CRS will be through only if our political bosses take up the issue in its sincerity for implementation. If the MPs and MLAs put pressure at appropriate forums, I strongly feel that we can see suburban services at the start of the new year, at least a skeleton services between Bangalore and Bangarapet (MEMU) and Bangalore & Tumkur (DEMU). Unfortunately differences among themselves, lack of knowledge and lack of preference on the subject are the reasons for little progress.

On Wednesday, the 30th November I met Shri KM Narayana Swamy, Bangarapet MLA in a function. We were together for more than 30 minutes. I spoke about a few subjects on railway projects including Commuter Rail System and requested for his involvement. I told him that if CRS is implemented, we will get a few more train services between Bangalore and Bangarapet. I also assured him to get clerical work done on preparing representations on his behalf to the appropriate authorities. Shri Narayana Swamy shown interest and inclination and asked me to meet him in his office. Moreover, he has good relationship with our area MP, Shri KH Muniyappa also. Through his good offices we can take up with Shri Muniyappaji.

I will talk to Shri Y Sampangi, ex-MLA of KGF on the subject as his mother is now the MLA for KGF. I think Shri Varthur Prakash, MLA of Kolar, can be approached through my friends for his involvement on the issue.

R Ram Mohan Bangarapet 

Syed /Sanjeev - this is good going. Great to have all the contacts right here for easy reference.

Ram Mohan Bangarapet, thanks & much appreciated. Pls do follow up from your end & leave a note here.

While speaking yesterday while inaugurating of various railway projects like opening of a new building in the Yeshwanthapur railway station, foundation-laying ceremony for ROB at Allasandra, commissioning of RoB in Judicial Layout etc., Shri Mallikarjuna Kharge has told that

Byappanahalli railway station will be made into a world class railway station in cooperation with a Belgium firm,

broad guage railway line between Chikkaballapur and Kolar will be inaugurated on 8th November 2013.

He spoke about the link between Kadur and Chikmagaluru without mentioning the date of inauguration.

He has referred Binny Mill land acquisition, which is required for expansion of Bangalore City Railway Station.

Asked about the Metro work in the City and starting of Commuter Rail Services, he reacted that 'wherever railway's help are needed, we will be more than ready.'

Rail links of Bidar-Bangalore, Hubli-Gulbarga, Hubli-Hyderabad, Hubli-Mumbai and Shimoga-Mysore, he told, will be taken up on priority basis.

R Ram Mohan Bangarapet

Again received mailer daemon notification for 

akumar-alpha@sansad.nic.in,

and

main person, Mallikarjuna Kharge.

Attn: Mr Syed

I have downloaded material for CRS in Kannada. But if you have printed the CRS brochure in Kannada and English, I shall be too pleased to receive it. I have down loaded Kannada version but I will have get it printed.... Pl confirm to my mobile 9448011705.

Next month, we have Divisional Rail Users Consultative Committee (DRUCC) meeeting at Bangalore Division Office of SW Railway on 6.12.2013. I will distribute it to the representatives (around 13) of public organisations and nominated by the Central Ministers and MPs. I will request them to take up this issue of CRS with the appropriate authorities/MPs/Central . I think this will certainly give a thrust to the subject.

Regards

R Ram Mohan Bangarapet

1. The CM of Karnataka

2. Union minister of Urban Development

3. Union minister of Railways

4. Minister of State Railways

5. Transport Minister

6. Urban Deve Minister

7. IDD Minister

8. Chief Secretary

9.Secretary, Urban Development

10. Transport Secretary

11. P. Mohan (BJP)

12.Dr.(Shri) M. Veerappa Moily(INC)

13.Shri. Ananth Kumar (BJP)    

14.Shri Chandre D.B. (BJP)

Hoping to get a few responses atleast.

Regards

Prakash

More then 15 MLA's sent the following SMS :

Karnataka Govt  has sent proposal to Railway Board  for starting Local Trains / Suburban Rail from Bangalore to Bangarpet, Tumkur, Chikballapur, Mandya, Anekal, Dodballapur & Nelamangala. Requesting you to  talk to Railway Minister Mallikajuna Kharge on this to sancion  this on priority.  Thanking you.

Tried to call Bangarpet, Devanahalli, Chikballapur, Anekal, Nelamangala & Dodbalapur MLA's

Finally could able to speak to Devanhalli MLA Pilla Munishamappa, Nelamangala MLA  Dr K Srinivas Murthy & Chikaballapur  MLA  Dr K Sudhakar.

Among  them Devanhalli MLA  was very positive and he will write letter to  GM / SWR Hubli and Railway Board, Rail Minister.  Also he promised that he will ask other 2/3 MLA's to  write letter on  this to Railway.

Lets see Chikballapur MLA will  he  raise this in tomorrow function.

One phone was unreachable, other no answer. Will try again tomorrow, if no connect again, will send SMS copying from Sanjeev's comment above.

As more & more people reach to MLAs and MP's,  inturn  demand will be their on Railway Minister to sanction at the earliest.