AGARTALA, Nov 17 (TIWN): Minister of state for Railways, Manoj Sigh is scheduled to hold meeting with Tripura CM Manik Sarkar on his two day visit in the state on November 21 to check the progress of the BG conversion work. With an aim to inspect the progress in the BG Conversion work, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha is likely to visit Tripura on November 21.Along with CM Manik Sarkar he will also hold meeting with the dignitaries of the state government and the official of the railway division to take a note of the BG conversion work progress.However the sources also said that during his visit in the State, Minister of State for Railways would discuss about the probability to set up Railway Division office at Dharmanagar.If everything falls in place trial run can be conducted with railway engine on the newly laid BG track by December end.So far it is confirmed by the official that BG conversion work will be positively completed by March 2016. Railway connectivity would be a gift for the land-locked people of this state.However, it is to be mentioned here that once the trial run of the engine runs successfully, the arrival of BG trains in Tripura will run high.

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is working hard to bring Agartala under the country’s Broad Gauge Network by March 2016. With the introduction of the BG facility, one could return from Guwahati to Agartala, capital town of the landlocked State –Tripura in a journey spanning around eight hours and if things fall in place, the ongoing work of BG conversion work from Lumding to Agartala via Badarpur would be completed shortly.

With the everyday progress in the conversion work, the common mass of the state is observing a ray of hope for faster communication and transportation.

It is to be mentioned here that the train service is already suspended from October 1 until the conversion is ended. The service will remain suspended during the construction work and laying BG tracks replacing the meter gauge.

However, Minister Sinha is the member of 16th Lok Sabha, the lower house in the Indian Parliament representing Ghazipur Lok sabha constituency. He was a member of the National Council from 1989-1996. In 1996, 1999 and in 2014 he was elected to Lok Sabha.