Ajeet Dwivedi

In Delhi, soon after Diwali we think of Chhath Puja. This year it falls between 13-16 November. Lakhs of Bihari families travel to their native cities and villages from different states of India. Railway minister @AshwiniVaishnaw and his ministry will remain alert 24/7 to ensure that under construction work at New Delhi railway station doesn’t disturb the crowd. He inspected New Delhi and Anand Vihar departure terminals, today. On Ajmeri Gate Side of ND station arrangements are far better. @RailMinIndia have installed two additional escalator. It’s operational now. Entry and exit paths are separated now. Hope six X ray machines will help in clearing crowd faster. An additional waiting areas for the reserved passenger has come up first time on ground and first floor. To avoid uncontrollable rush the crowd will be allowed to board train in the batches. The Paharganj side of ND station is bit complicated. Last Sunday I travelled to Chandigadh via Kalka Shatabdi. The construction at ND station is barricaded but a passenger who can navigate Pahadganj traffic with smile on his/her face deserves the prize for being cool! New Delhi railway station is living wonder of India. It’s undergoing reconstruction so vehicle traffic is restricted at and around the entry and exit points. It is resulting in little easier crowd movement. However, it’s time consuming and slow. The approach road to station is passing through a narrow lane. @RailMinIndia can’t do anything about it. Our Bihari baheno aur bhaiyo, Remain calm while catching train for Chaath puja. Season’s greetings.