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Title: Requests the Central Government to allocate funds to construct a new building for Badagara Railway station and need to take steps to sanction stops at Badagara for Trivandrum-Rajkot Express, Cochin-Rajkot Express, Nagarcoil-Gandhidham Express and Mangalore-Jammu Tawi Express.
PROF. A.K. PREMAJAM (BADAGARA): Mr. Speaker, Sir, through you I would like to raise the following matter concerning my constituency before this august House.
Badagara Railway station, situated in the heart of the Badagara Municipality, which is a fast growing urban centre, is next only to Calicut Railway Station as far as the number of railway users and income to the Railways are concerned. A proposal to demolish the present insufficient building and construct a new building was accepted and necessary funds were allotted. Dismantling and re-building of the old foot-overbridge and improvement to the circulating area and approach road also have been envisaged in the original proposal. Now, it is understood that estimates and plan are substantially changed and funds drastically reduced.
MR. SPEAKER: Madam, 45 Members have given notices to raise important matter in `Zero Hour’. I wish to call all of them. So, you may take one or two minutes only.
PROF. A.K. PREMAJAM : Only some alteration to the existing building is now contemplated. Construction of a new building is absolutely necessary. I request the Government, especially the hon. Minister of Railways, to look into this matter and expedite the original plan. I also request that steps may be taken to sanction stops at Badagara for Trivandrum-Rajkot Express, Cochin-Rajkot Express, Nagarcoil-Gandhidham Express and Mangalore-Jammu Tawi Express.
MR. SPEAKER: Madam, you cannot read in `Zero Hour’.
… (Interruptions)
MR. SPEAKER: I will call all the names. I am going as per the list.
