Shri John Thomas, General Manager, Southern Railway conducted a virtual meeting with Hon’ble Members of Parliament belonging to both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, representing constituencies falling under Thiruvananthapuram Division on 12th January 2022.
The Hon’ble Members of Parliament who attended the meeting were Shri Kodikunnil Suresh (representing Mavelikkara Lok Sabha Constituency), Shri N.K.Premachandran (representing Kollam Lok Sabha Constituency), Shri Anto Antony (representing Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha Constituency), Shri Adoor Prakash (representing Attingal Lok Sabha Constituency), Shri Thomas Chazhikadan (representing Kottayam Lok Sabha Constituency), Shri TN Prathapan (representing Thrissur Lok Sabha Constituency), Shri A.M.Ariff (representing Alappuzha Lok Sabha Constituency), Shri Benny Behanan (representing Chalakudy Lok Sabha Constituency), Shri Hibi Eden (representing Ernakulam Lok Sabha Constituency), Shri S.Gnanathiraviam (representing Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency), Ms. Ramya Haridas (representing Alathur Lok Sabha Constituency), Shri Vijay Vasanth (representing Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha Constituency), Shri A.Vijayakumar (Rajya Sabha) and Shri John Brittas (Rajya Sabha).
Shri R. Mukund, Divisional Railway Manager, Thiruvananthapuram Division and Principal Heads of the Departments of Southern Railway also participated in the meeting.
Shri John Thomas, General Manager, Southern Railway, welcomed the dignitaries and appraised the Hon’ble MPs about the various aspects of Southern Railway working, detailing the achievements and development of various passenger amenities and highlighted the various infrastructural developmental works that are in progress and those completed successfully during the pandemic.
The Hon’ble MPs were informed about the various works undertaken by Railways in Thiruvananthapuram Division especially in respect of cleanliness of railway premises, station development, as well as the dedicated service of the railway employees during the pandemic lockdown and post-pandemic period especially in running of Oxygen specials, Shramik Special Trains for transporting the migrant workers to their home states during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as Parcel Cargo Express Trains carrying essential commodities across the zone to serve the public.
Hon’ble MPs held discussions on various aspects related to train services, redevelopment of stations, passenger facilities, expeditious completion of railway projects, etc. The Hon’ble MPs also offered their valuable suggestions for the improvement of services and development of Southern Railway.
