Cooch Behar, July 30. - The demand
for restoration of the rail link between Gitaldaha in Cooch Behar
and Mogulhat in Bangladesh has been renewed.
Alipurduar MLA and convenor of the Dooars
Rail Unnayan Sangram Committee Mr. Nirmal Das yesterday made an
appeal at the State Assembly to chief minister Mr. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee
xand Transport minister Mr. Subhash Chakraborty to restore the rail
link.
He said once the rail link is revived, passengers from North Bengal
can reach Kolkata within eight and half hours from Alipurduar Jn.
Mr. Das said he requested the ministers to take up the matter with
the railway minister, Mr. Nitish Kumar.
He even suggested a name for the proposed train as Samhati Express,
taking a cue from Samjhouta Express. He also wrote a letter to the
railway minister and the chairman of the railway board, requesting
them to consider the proposal.
According to Mr. Das, the rail link could act as a catalyst in
improving relations between India and Bangladeh. Not only will the
people of Coochbehar, Alipurduar and Dooars be benefited, even Bhutan
will be benefited from the project. |
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