Sustained efforts to bring Mangaluru under SWR bear fruit, says Capt. Chowta
Dakshina Kannada MP Capt. Brijesh Chowta announced that the Mangaluru railway region will be transferred to the South Western Railway (SWR) jurisdiction starting October 1. This move aims to improve administrative efficiency and infrastructure development in coastal Karnataka.
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Administrative reorganization of railway zones is a major policy shift that impacts regional connectivity and operational logistics.
Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament Capt. Brijesh Chowta on Friday said his sustained efforts bore fruit with the Railway Ministry approving the long-pending demand to bring the Mangaluru railway region under a single administrative jurisdiction — South Western Railway (SWR).
He said in a statement that the Mangaluru area up to Ullal, inclusive, would be transferred from the Palakkad Division of Southern Railway (SR) to the Mysuru Division of SWR from October 1. The development is expected to ease administrative and jurisdictional hurdles faced by Mangaluru, improve coordination, enable faster resolution of passenger and operational concerns, and facilitate a more focused push for railway infrastructure and connectivity across coastal Karnataka.
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