Sir,
Kudos for Jammuites for raising the issue of Kalika-Katra train service through the esteemed columns of this paper.
Last year the Railway Minister made an announcement for providing train service for the above cited destinations. God knows why this burning issue was kept on the back burner and the announcement was not executed by the Railway Ministry as yet. This train service shall prove a boon for pilgrims and patients. India has the largest railway network in the world, but it is quite strange that this train service has been ignored in the Railway map and aged and ailing persons have to suffer from pangs of pain while going to PGI Chandigarh in buses without toilet facilities.
It is once again prayed that the Minister of Pensions and Public Grievances, Dr Jitendra Singh, on whom the people of the State join high hopes, may please raise the issue with the Railway Ministry and start this train service to win blessings from patients of J&K State and pilgrims from Punjab.
Yours etc…
K.L Dhar
Trikuta Lane-1
Durga Nagar, Jammu