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Mumbai: To get railway assets up and running and generate non-fare revenue, Central Railway (CR)’s advertising division is planning to install a prefabricated cinema at the Dombivli railway station, as well as a camp at Palasdhari (a place between Karjat and Khopoli stations). Railroad riders, however, said CR is focused first on making sure trains arrive on time.
The CR government has called for finalizers and will keep them at the national level for a consistent period of 10 years. “We expect an interested party to submit a bid by the end of this month,” a CR official said, adding that the cinema will be giant but prefabricated and can be installed in a corner of the station’s premises. The railways expect to earn ₹47. 85 lakh a year from this.
Rail passengers said the RC government was straying from its core duties. “This is the best-case scenario of misplaced priorities,” said Nandkumar Deshmukh, president of the Federation of Commuter Rail Passenger Associations. “The priority is to create greater amenities for passengers, wider walking spaces in stations and make it less difficult to exercise. A cinema in a workout station like Dombivli will only create a new favorite. “The busy station is frequented by between 3 and five lakh commuters each day.
The government of the Czech Republic is also planning to turn the domain next to the Palasdhari Dam into a picnic area. Palasdhari, the railway station after Karjat, is a popular tourist destination and a railway crossing on the road Karjat-Khopoli. La dam, a few kilometers from the station, is owned by CR.
“In order to generate non-tariff benefits from tourism activities, we have issued a tender for the status quo and operation of wilderness camping activities at the Palasdhari Dam for a period of five years,” said Shivraj Manaspure, PRO Director, Central Railway. “This tender will open on November 30. We will assign you a domain of 10,006. 06 square meters. “
The sources indicated that the incumbent would be allowed to expand the land at the Palasdhari Dam as a tourist camp. The site will feature tents, a lawn area, a playground, a café, restrooms, indoor sports, and water sports with lifeguards. A fish farm and activities upstream of the dam such as a yacht club and water sports. The task has a profit prospect of ₹27. 92 lakh for the railways.
Railway passengers living in the northern part of MMR, in the direction of the Central Railway, have raised questions over the logic of setting up a camp. “There is no doubt that Palasdhari is a tourist attraction,” said Praful Shewale of the Kalyan-Kasara Railway Passengers’ Association. “But what is the Czech government doing to alleviate the difficulties of travelers traveling in the Kalyan-Karjat direction /Kasara, what are difficult?