End VIP culture in parking, halting at Trichy junction

While VIP culture is on its way out everywhere, it is unfair to encourage it in parking and halting at the Trichy railway junction, observed the members of Consumer Protection Council, Tamil Nadu at a meeting here on Friday.
In a representation submitted to the Trichy divisional railway manager (DRM), UK Reddy, they appealed to him to redesign the present traffic structure at the entrance of the railway station. The council has asked the DRM to provide prime consideration for passengers who alight from two-wheelers and four-wheelers with luggage.
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Council secretary S Pushpavanam said in a memorandum that passengers should be be made to walk the least distance. As of now, they were forced to alight from their vehicles and walk 100 metres additionally. Moreover, the battery car too was expensive at Rs 30 per head. Instead, the fee could be Rs 3 per person and Re 1 for an item of luggage.
He demanded allotment of adequate funds to construct a multi-tier parking lot opposite the present one for two-wheelers as the demand had increased. The lift at platform 1 may be thrown open to the public at least for the handicapped, according to their representation.
While addressing the gathering the DRM said that passengers wanted fast trains to run at convenient timings and synchronising both was difficult. They were planning to provide an escalator to platform numbers 4 and 5 along with the foot over bridge which was under construction. "Regarding parking lot, we don't have the money to provide another multi-level parking area. If the contractor is overcharging, we will take action", he said adding that they would erect more boards for display.
He also clarified that the battery car from the bus stop to the entrance of the platform was free and that Rs 30 was being charged to traverse from platforms 1 to 7. He appealed to the public to keep the station and the trains clean and not to harm railway property.

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