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New Delhi, Feb 23: Delegation of Dakshina Kannada Youth Congress Committee met K H Muniappa, Minister of State for Railways at New Delhi and submitted the memorandum on various railway issues and facilities for Coastal Karnataka. The delegation insisted upon , having a separate railway division for this region, quartered at Mangalore. The delegation urged the Minister to declare the same in this forthcoming railway budget.

The memorandum included various demands like new train services from Karwar to Bangalore, Mangalore to Hawra, Hubli to Mangalore via Londa .Committee also requested the Minister to sanction Rapid Transit System, a circular train system from Kundapur to Mangalore , covering all important towns of Udupi and Mangalore districts. Immidiate construction of cache siding at Ghat Sections between Subramanya and Sakleshpur to facilitate more frequent train service in this sector was also demanded.

Delagation led by P V Mohan, AICC Members and Railway Activists, Arun Coello, Dist Youth Congress President. Naveen DSouza, Corporator, T K Sudhir,D K Dist Cong Secretary, Denis DSilva, Dist Youth Congress Gen Secretary, Tejasvi Raj , Former Dist NSUI President, Mohan Mendon, Dist Cong Backward Cell General Secretary, Siddik Pare-President, Mudipu Block Youth Congress, Sharif Deralekatte-Secretary, Dist Youth Congress, Jaleel Karopady-Secretary Dist Youth Congress,Santosh DCosta – Secretary Dist Minority Cong Cell, Shri Hari-Sullia Block NSUIformer President, Vinod Lasrado- Co Convener Mangalore Railway Development Action Committee, Roshan Castelino-President of Sparsha Social Service Centre Mangalore and Gretta DSilva, secretary of Sparsha Social Service Centre Mangalore.