Title - Trains bound for Bihar, UP should halt at Dhandari Kalan, says apex chamber

Ludhiana: The Apex Chamber of Commerce and Industry has written to Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal urging him to upgrade the railway infrastructure in Ludhiana.Ludhiana is dependent on migrant labourers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, who are concentrated on the city suburbs. The chamber urged the minister that trains bound for Bihar and Uttar Pradesh should not halt at the Ludhiana railway station, rather they should stop at the Dhandari Kalan railway station.PD Sharma, president of the chamber, said: "At present, the entrance and exit at the railway station is from one side towards the old city and it leads to congestion. As a temporary measure, there is a makeshift opening towards the Civil Lines side. This side can be developed as the main entry and exit point.”Listing another problem, Sharma said: "Elderly citizens find it very difficult to go upstairs to platforms, particularly to platforms no. 1 and 2. Many trains stop on these two platforms. Escalators should be provided to facilitate the elderly.”The chamber also urged the minister to expedite the work on Lakkar Bridge, which is going on a snail’s pace.