Augment Vande Bharat Express
The Tirunelveli - Chennai Egmore Vande Bharat Express is running to full capacity on all days. There is long waiting list to this train which makes travel faster and comfortable. The time is ripe for augmenting the coaches from the present eight to 16 so that more number of passengers can be accommodated and the waiting list will get reduced. Alternatively, the Southern Railway can explore the possibility of running another Vande Bharat Express on all days from Chennai Egmore to Tirunelveli/Tuticorin at the timings of
the Nagercoil special vande bharat train now run on Tuesdays by attaching 16 coaches
Up to Madurai/Vanchi Maniyachi and split into two trains with eight coaches each to
Tirunelveli/Tuticorin/Nagercoil
Also there is a high potential and demand for Vande Bharat chair itrains from Madurai to Bengaluru since umpteen number of buses on this route. Elders and women with children find it difficult to travel in buses.
I request the Southern Railway consider these matters at the meeting to be held in Madurai on February 29 since already yard works and pit line electrification works have been completed for maintaining Vande Bharat trains in Madurai junction.
Chakkarapani Srinivasan,
Mahatma Gandhi Nagar
Matter of serious concern
Residents of Velmurugan Nagar, Duraisamy Nagar, Vanamamalai Nagar and Namachivaya Nagar off Bypass Road face stray dog menace which is very severe in nature. Elders can’t take early morning walk and children can’t venture out of home to play. It is a known fact that so many people die due to rabies caused by dog bite. Corporation officials know this very well. The best solution is to catch all the stray dogs, sterilise and relocate them. I requested the Corporation Commissioner to look into this serious matter.
G.Chittibabu,
Velmurugan Nagar
