CM, deputy CM hail rail budget

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 22:32 [IST]

Mumbai, Feb 26 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil have lauded the Rail Budget saying it has made good provisions for Maharashtra and Mumbai.

In a statement here, Mr Deshmukh also congratulated Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav for the Rs 20,000 crore profit that the Railways has generated.

He said approval of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project Phase II, extension of Vidarbha Express upto Gondia and the Parli-Latur Passenger upto Osmanabad were good news for Maharashtra.

Mr Patil, however, said more funds are required for the Marathwada region for development of railways there. Both the leaders appreciated the announcement of several new trains in Maharashtra.

UNI

Topics: RAIL BUDGET-MAH-CM

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