GANGARAMPUR

Garib Kalyan Sammelan: Eight years of present government

Beneficiaries expressed happiness over public welfare schemes

Maligaon, 31^st May, 2022:

Garib Kalyan Sammelan has been organized all over India to mark 8^th anniversary of the present government. The programme is being organized across the country at state capitals, district headquarters and Krishi Vigyan Kendras. The Sammelan conceptualizes elected public representatives across the country directly interacting with the public in an endeavour to get feedback about the various welfare programmes being run by the government.

As a part of the sammelan, Hon’ble Prime Minister interacted with beneficiaries from Shimla. Hon’ble Railway Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw also interacted with various beneficiaries at Behala Railway Indoor Sports Stadium, Kolkata. In his speech, the Union Minister said that the present government has given an allocation of ten thousand crores for railways at Bengal. MPs, MLAs and other public representatives were present at different stations of West Bengal.

Hon’ble MPs and MLAs were virtually connected with the programme of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Shimla and Railway Minster at Behala from different stations of West Bengal. Hon’ble MP Shri Nishith Pramanik with other MLAs were present at New Coochbehar station, Shri John Barla with other MLAs were at Alipurduar Junction, Dr. Sukanta Majumdar at Balurghat station, Shri Raju Bista at Darjeeling station and Dr. Jayanta Kumar Roy with other MLA at New Jalpaiguri station. Hon’ble MLA Shri Sushil Barman was present at Mathabhanga station, Ms. Malati Rava Roy at Tufanganj station, Shri Dipak Barman at Falakata station, Shri Manoj Tigga at Madarihat station, Shri Puna Bhengra at Nagrakata station, Shri Kaushik Roy at Mynaguri station, Shri Bishnu Pada Ray at Dhupguri station, Dr. Shankar Ghosh at Siliguri station and Shri Satyendra Nath Roy at Gangarampur station.

The live interaction was also stream across 146 stations over the five divisions of NFR. The endeavour of the sammelan is to make the reach and delivery of government programmes more efficient so as to improve the ease of living of the citizens of the country.

New train services between Nabadwip Dham and Balurghat flagged off

Maligaon, 30^th May, 2022:

To enhance the rail connectivity for the people of North Bengal, train services between Nabadwip Dham - Malda Town (train No. 13421/13422) has been extended to run up to Balurghat. The train will run five days a week with new number 13431/13432 Nabadwip Dham – Balurghat- Nabadwip Dham express during its scheduled journey w.e.f. 31-05-2022. Inaugural run of this train (No. 03422 Balurghat – Nabadwip Dham special) flagged off o­n 30^th May, 2022, by Dr. Sukanta Majumdar, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, West Bengal from Balurghat station in the august presence of Hon’ble MLAs of West Bengal Dr. Ashok Lahiri (through video link), Shri Budhrai Tudu and Satyendra Nath Roy.

In another function o­n that day, Hon’ble MP Dr. Sukanta Majumdar also laid foundation stone of a New Coaching Pit Line at Balurghat station. New pit line at Balurghat station, o­nce completed, will help in achieving smooth maintenance of rolling stock and introduction of long distance trains from Balurghat.

During its scheduled run from 31^st May, 2022, train No. 13431/13432 Nabadwip Dham – Balurghat – Nabadwip Dham express will run five days a week – o­n Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday leaving Nabadwip Dham at 05-00 hours to reach Balurghat at 12-10 hours and leaving Balurghat at 14-20 hours to reach Nabadwip Dham at 22-00 hours o­n same day. The train will have stoppages at Katwa, Salar, Bazarsau, Khagraghat Road, Azimganj Jn, Jangipur Road, Nimtita, Dhulian Ganga, New Farakka Jn, Malda Town, Gazole, Buniadpur and Gangarampur stations during its both way journey. The train will have ten general second class coaches and two brake cum luggage vans.  

The new train service between Balurghat - Nabadwip Dham will facilitate the people of Uttar Dinajpur and Dakshin Dinajpur districts of West Bengal to avail an affordable mode of transportation and visit the holy place Nabadwip Dham and Mayapur. The service will boost to religious tourism to Nabadwip Dham, the birth place of the sage Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Mayapur, a place situated o­n the confluence of the river Ganga and Jalangi near Nabadwip Dham with beauty of nature is also well known for world’s famous ISKON Temple. This service will give an impetus to trade and tourism sector boosting the overall economy of the region.