Visakhapatnam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to give a green signal to the Vishakhapatnam railway zone during his visit to the city on March 1....
Just announcements ..I don't think funds will be released. ..if same govt come after election then they ll implement it else ..it 'll be same as of gulbarga div announcement announced at last days upa govt ..but did not come into existence till now ..
Sharing an old article wherein it was seen that in 3 years there were demand from more than 170 MP's ( Sachin Tendulkar,Nitin Gadkari, Shashi Tharoor to name a few) who wanted a zone/division in their respective states. To quote the article ''On the feasibility of these demands, an railway official said, "While these VIPs ask for new zones and divisions motivated by political reasons they have no idea how it can be made operationally feasible. Regional considerations cannot override operational requirements of railways' ... more...
True: 'Regional considerations cannot override operational requirements of railways'. But this issue has become an emotional thing for people of Andhra. If they say 'no', people won't even look at them in the campaign. So, announcements/promises will be done at least by all the political parties.
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