Title - ‘Gulbarga needs railway divisional headquarters'

The Hyderabad Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HKCCI) has reiterated the demand for the establishment of a railway divisional headquarters here as recommended by the Sareen Committee way back in 1984. The Railway Board had rejected the demand citing feasibility reasons.In a memorandum submitted to Minister of State for Railways K.H. Muniyappa during Round Table discussions in Bangalore on Saturday — a copy of which was released to the media — HKCCI president Umakant Nigudgi said that for administrative convenience and operational efficiency of the Railways, a new railway division at Gulbarga was essential.States such as Tamil Nadu, which had smaller geographical area, had six railway divisions, while Karnataka had only three: in Bangalore, Mysore and Hubli, he said.

Other demands
He also demanded that the construction of the Bidar-Gulbarga railway line be expedited.Expressing happiness over the decision to run a new Solapur-Bangalore Express train thrice a week, Mr. Nigudgi demanded that the train be run daily to ease the heavy rush on the route.