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HON’BLE MPs OF DIVISIONAL COMMITTEE OF KHARAGPUR AND ADRA

HELD MEETING WITH GENERAL MANAGER OF SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY

Kolkata, 18^thFebruary, 2026

Hon’ble Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) of the Divisional Committee comprising of Kharagpur and Adra Divisions of SER held a meeting with Shri Anil Kumar Mishra, General Manager, South Eastern Railway at Kolkata o­n 18.02.2026. Altogether 10 Hon’ble MPs attended the meeting. The Divisional Committee Meeting was chaired by ShriShatrughan Prasad Sinha, Hon’ble MP.

Shri Soumendu Adhikari, Hon’ble MP, Shri Avimanyu Sethi, Hon’ble MP, Shri Abhijit Gangopadhyay, Hon’ble MP, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Hon’ble MP, Shri Prasun Banerjee, Hon’ble MP, Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary, Hon’ble MP, Smt. Sajda Ahmed, Hon’ble MP, Shri Kalipada Saren, Hon’ble MP and Smt. June Maliah, Hon’ble MP were also present at the meeting.

Shri Anil Kumar Mishra, General Manager, South Eastern Railway welcomed the Hon’ble Members of Parliament and thanked them for their consistent support and cooperation. The General Manager apprised the Hon’ble MPs of the performance of South Eastern Railway, both in freight and passenger sector for the current financial year. He also highlighted the services in respect of passenger amenities works which were being provided by South Eastern Railway.

During the session, Hon’ble MPs advised the Railway Authority o­n various issues associated with train services, stoppages, cleanliness, expeditious completion of railway projects etc. for the benefit of the passengers. Hon’ble MPs laid emphasis o­n several passenger amenity works at different stations. They have requested for new trains, new stoppages of existing trains, provision of passenger amenities at stations, punctuality in trains etc. Discussions were held o­n construction and completion of new lines, Road overbridges, underpass, increase in frequency of trains, extension of service, up-gradation of stations etc. They have also offered their valuable suggestions for development of Railway infrastructure over Kharagpur and Adra Division.

General Manager stated that the suggestions offered by the Hon’ble MPs for development of passenger amenities and Railway infrastructure would be reviewed

with paramount importance. Hon’ble MPs appreciated the overall performance of SER and assured their cooperation for the smooth functioning of the railway.

Shri Lalit Mohan Pandey, Divisional Railway Manager, Kharagpur, Shri Mukesh Gupta, Divisional Railway Manager, Adra, Shri Soumotra Majumdar, Additional General Manager/SER and Principal Head of the Departments of South Eastern Railway also attended the meeting.

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