Theft Cases Increasing on Konkan Railway Trains: Minister Shobha Karandlaje Asks Officials to Keep a Check

Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Member of Parliament from Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Shobha Karandlaje asked Railways to check increasing cases of theft being reported on trains operating on the Konkan railway route. She said that the Railways should take the theft cases seriously and take measures to prevent them. The Minister said that the Railways should fix CCTV cameras in all railway stations on the route and on the coaches. Lockers should be arranged on the coaches.

Minister Karandlaje asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to install signals at Katpady, Udupi and Padubidri traffic junctions to prevent accidents and to control traffic. The highway widening project between Karavali Junction and Malpe should be taken up at the earliest.