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64th Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee Meeting (DRUCC) of Hyderabad Division, South Central Railway held today i.e., 19th July, 2019 at Divisional Railway Manager’s Conference Hall, Hyderabad Bhavan, Secunderabad chaired by Sri N.S.R.Prasad, Chairman & Divisional Railway Manager, Hyderabad Division. Sri Hem Singh Banoth, Additional Divisional Railway Manager/Operations, Sri P.V.Sai Prasad, Additional Divisional Railway Manager/Infra, Sri Venkanna.B. Secretary & Senior Divisional Commercial Manager and other Branch Officers of Hyderabad Division were present in the meeting. This is the Fourth meeting of the current Committee.

Shri N.S.R.Prasad, highlighted the financial performance of the division for the financial year 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 (till June‘19) and various development activities and passenger amenities/facilities taken up over the Division were appraised to the Members.

Sri Venkanna gave a detailed presentation o­n the division’s over all profile followed by updated information regarding passenger amenities completed such as extension of cover over sheds, extension of platforms, provision of Train indication/Coach indication boards, RO plants, water coolers, toilets for Divyangjan etc. He also briefed o­n works in progress over the division at important stations such as provision of Baggage scanners, extension of platforms, provision/extension of FOBs, improvement to water supply arrangements, cover over platforms for full length, redevelopment of Kurnool city station, provision of lifts, conversion of platforms to high level, TIBs at stations apart from various infrastructure facilities at MMTS Phase-II stations.

Various innovative ideas introduced for increasing the Non fare revenue earnings such as provision of ‘Health Check up Kiosk’, ‘SBI- Kiosk’, Parking space for Green Autos (e-Autos) at Kacheguda and Umdanagar and provision of ‘Pearl Shop’ etc were also projected. Fitment of Bio Toilets in coaches over this division was appraised. The use of “Mobile UTS app” was highlighted to the Members and requested them to spread the message to the rail users to avoid long queues at booking counters and also save paper apart from 5% discount o­n tickets. A poster was unveiled by Divisional Railway Manager and officers along with the Members seeking the co-operation of Senior citizens to opt for giving up 50% or 100% concession facility.

The Members expressed their happiness over the developmental activities undertaken by the division and appreciated the efforts made for meeting most of their earlier demands and getting various works sanctioned. They represented for change in timings of DEMU trains o­n Malkajgiri- Bolarum section, introduction of new Duronto/Garibrath trains, increasing the frequency of non- daily trains, providing additional stoppage of trains, extension of trains and various other issues.

The Chairman assured the Members that their suggestions/ representations would be examined meticulously duly following the guidelines/norms in force, keeping the demand from the passengers in view and action would be taken accordingly.