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Unfurling of the National Flag at Madgaon Railway Station and Laying of Foundation stone for new Foot Over Bridge (FOB)

04-September-2019

Improvement to Passenger facilities on Konkan Railways is a continuous process. With an endeavour to make rail journey of passengers more comfortable, Konkan Railway is introducing various services and passenger amenities/facilites. In an initiative to improvise passenger satisfaction, Konkan Railways is making all effort to provide better facilities at the stations.

Shri Shripad Naik, Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Defence & AYUSH (Independent  Charge) and Shri Suresh Angadi, Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Railways unfurled the  National Flag and laid the Foundation Stone for the new Foot Over Bridge (FOB) at Madgaon in the august presence of Shri Vinay Tendulkar, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha - South Goa, Shri Digambar Kamat, Hon'ble MLA, Madgaon along with other dignitaries at a function held on 04th September 2019 at Madgaon Railway station.

The new Foot Over Bridge (FOB) at Madgaon Railway station will be connecting the existing four platforms. The FOB will be constructed at an approximate cost of ` 5 Crore. The new FOB will also ease the movement of passenger traffic and increase passenger safety.

As decided by the Ministry of Railways, the National flag to be hoisted at all “A1” class Railway stations on the Indian Railways, acting upon which Konkan Railways has taken the initiative to hoist the National Flag at Madgaon Station. The National Flag at the Station is on a 100 ft. height mast with 30 ft. x 20 ft. flag. The National Flag is made of knitted polyester fabric called Deneir Polyester. The Chakra of the flag is printed by using specialised printing process. This flag is an attempt of Railways to rekindle the spirit of nationalism and install the sense of pride among rail passengers.

Konkan Railway always believes in providing better services to its passengers for their comfortable and safe journey.


L K Verma
Chief Public Relations Officer

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