Tendulkar seeks to use Rs 2 crore from MPLAD funds for revamp of Mumbai’s foot overbridges

WITH THE RECENT Elphinstone Railway Station stampede incident in hindsight, legendary batsman and Rajya Sabha member Sachin Tendulkar seeks to use Rs 2 crore from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund for the revamp of rail foot overbridges in Mumbai. 

In a letter to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Tendulkar requested the Mumbai suburban district collector to authorise Rs 2 crore for constructions. As reported by PTI, the former India skipper said Rs 1 crore each be allotted to Western Railway and Central Railway from his MPLADS fund 'towards immediate revamp and construction of FOBs in as many high densities, single bridge stations on the Western, Central (Main) and Central (Harbour) lines' that the official may deem urgent.

In a letter dated October 16, the ‘Master Blaster’ further added,

“The recent incident at the Elphinstone Road station on Western Railway where innocent lives were lost in a stampede was devastating and I am moved to offer immediate support for the improvement of services for our Mumbaikars. For the families RPT families of those affected, it is not a happy Diwali in any sense, we must do all we can as responsible citizens to ensure this never happens again on any network in India.”

It is known that all the MPs are allotted Rs 5 crore under the MPLAD (Member of Parliament Local Area Development) Scheme, primarily to take up development projects in their respective constituencies.

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