CURATED BY – BHAGWAN DAS BERAGI | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Shajapur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually inaugurated 103 Amrit Bharat railway stations across the country. In this sequence, six railway stations of Madhya Pradesh were also dedicated to the public in a newly constructed form under this scheme, which includes Shajapur railway station prominently. The station has been modernized at a total cost of Rs 13 crore and equipped with modern facilities. Many public representatives and railway officials including Shajapur MP Mahendra Singh Solanki, MLA Arun Bhimavad, Bhopal division's Additional Railway Divisional Officer Rashmi Diwakar were present in the inauguration ceremony organized at the local level. During this, MP Solanki said that on his request, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has included six stations of the Lok Sabha constituency in the Amrit Bharat Yojana. Along with this, on the demand of MLA Arun Bhimavad, assurance has also been given regarding the stoppage of Itarsi-Bhopal train in Shajapur. Many modern facilities have been added to the redeveloped Shajapur station, including elevation of platforms, new foot over bridge, extended shaded area, beautified circulating area, newly constructed entrance, well-organized ticket counter and modern waiting room. As a special attraction, an Art and Culture Zone spread over 140 square meters has been created which reflects the cultural diversity of Shajapur.