Need of Improvement at Parala Rly Stn.
Odishabarta
Paralakhemundi:At Paralakhemundi railway station DRM of Vishakhapatnam,Anup Satpathy visited.He reviewed on various progress of oldest station.Among those Amrit Bharat schemes Paralakhemundi railway station,too,included. So basic amenities,yet to be developed eg, round the clock drinking water facilities where passengers suffering from dug well water. Though Mahendratanaya water filterized & supply well distributed in town & need to extended with various taps sorrounding platform.As 8 rounds of train movement assured where revenue collection ₹ 1.5 lakhs daily from passengers.Need to renovate old goodshed, where for district headquarter transportation of fertilizers, cement & other goods services can be mobilized through goods train to Paralakhemundi.Toilets, too,needed to be functional where thousands of passengers moving. Establishment of separate waiting rooms for ladies & gents;also a TTC rest room. Instead of manual announcement of arrival of trains digital announcement needed. For normalizing movement of train for double crossing railway track to be established in between Naupada to Gunupur for smooth movement of either side of train.Need of second platform with overbridge can materialize passengers movement of journey.24×7 LED light needed to avoid untowards incident for passengers those travelling at midnight. Extension of Bhubaneswar-Palasa Memu(08433/34) train upto Paralakhemundi & vice versa with extension of Gunupur- Vishakhapatnam(08521)upto Vijayawada. Also to fix a digital clock to avail round the clock timing. On behalf of Apanna Paricha Memorial Committee a memorandum given to DRM where once more demand to keep oldest railway locomotive engine of 1900 AD to restore at Paralakhemundi station a mark to Paralakhemundi Maharaja’s deemed contribution of railway communication at the historical origin to respect his dynasty & also ensure as a museum. DRM assured to look after those demands,as he has shown belligerent changes to bring recognition of oldest station. Need of Improvement at Parala Rly Stn.
