Sarhad Pune- a social, cultural and educational organization, has written to Union Railway minister Piyush Goyal and demanded train services upto Udhampur for J&K students stranded in Pune and adjoining areas.
In a letter addressed to Goyal, the founding president ofSarhad, Sanjay Nahar has said that the association had decided to arrange busservice for the stranded students but the decision did not materialize due tothe expected issues faced by the students during their travel from Pune toJ&K.
“In 55 seater buses only 27 passengers will be allowed andas such we have to organize around 30 buses. The journey from Pune to J&Kis very long and there are major challenges enroute crossing all stateborders,” reads the letter.
It states that all the drivers after reaching J&K haveto be quarantined and this of transportation was not financially viable forGovernment as well as other arrangement like food, washrooms and otherfacilities were to be arranged as well.
“We humbly request your good self to organize a train fromPune to Udhampur for these stranded passengers. They are around 650 studentsstranded in Pune and once any such announcement is made we may have moreregistrations,” reads the letter.
It reads that train service will be viable for all thestudents without any stop till Udhampur.
“I hope our request will get due consideration and thesepassengers can travel back to their homes. I am hopeful that your good selfwill take action on our request at the earliest,” the letter reads.