Mumbai: 95-year-old Valsad station gets makeover

In its latest project Western Railway has given a modern makeover to the 95yearold station building and circulating area of Valsad stationThe project was aimed not only at upgrading the station but also to enhance passenger amenities which the station lacked for a long time Western Railway has now revamped the station with modern waiting rooms better toilet facilities proper parking areas newly built ticket booking office etc along with green initiatives like rainwater harvesting and a beautiful vertical gardenAccording to Ravinder Bhakar ndash Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway Valsad station is an AClass station and an important one on the VirarSurat Section of the Mumbai Division of Western RailwayThe daily footfall of passengers is approximately 26000 since almost all Passenger and Mail Express trains halt here This flourishing industrial city with stunning sea coast in close proximity to the station attracts a large number of tourists Even though the station building of Valsad station is almost 95 years old during the latest redevelopment Western Railway was able to maintain the charm of this beautiful old station of formerly known BalsarThe station building of Valsad being almost a century old the faccedilade of the building had lost its aesthetic view and multiple flaws were visible all over the premises Other problems such as narrow platforms inadequate space for queuing at the ticket booking counter and concourse hall overcrowded circulating area due to dearth of planned management existing passenger amenities of Waiting Halls being merely satisfactory no planned parking spaces for vehicles etc were some of the crucial problems the station area was facing for a long time It had become essential to redevelop the whole station premises in a well planned manner keeping in mind with the basic essential amenities for passengerscommuters proper drainage and sewerage system to flush out the water and avert the circumstances of waterlogging and eliminate the stinky environment with aroma smooth flow of traffic with spacious rigid road pavement and create lush green circulating area with nature floraUnder the soft upgradation of Valsad station Western Railway has provided modern waiting halls toilets LED lights development of the circulating area station faccedilade platforms and Divyangjan facilities Following are the various works carried out by Western Railway which has transformed Valsad stationOld Building Facade was given a new stone masonry lookOld ladies Gents AC waiting hall Dy SS office were also given a new modern look by using texture paint and fixing wall muralsDevelopment of Green Patches for beautification and adornment of Station Building Area and Circulating areaConstruction of RCC Boundary wall painting fixation of Stainless steel Grills amp fixation of Wall mural along the PlatformFixation of Kota Stone as well as Flame cutting granite work on the home platformProvision of 3D pattern granite flooring and ceiling painting work in Concourse HallNew PRS cum UTS booking building with all modern facilities along with the provision of facilities for DivyangjanConstruction of the underground drainage system by fixing precaste RCC drain and improvement of sewerage system by laying the underground pipelineRedevelopment of Circulating area by providing separate lanes for entry and exit separate VIP lane green patch and vertical garden Also provision of separate 2 wheeler 3 wheeler and 4 wheeler parking space in the circulating areaTop news stories of the daySex toys worth Rs 8 crore confiscated in two years in MumbaiIn the worlds second populous nation the obsession with sex toys shouldnt come as a surprise What however does is the massive quantity of it being illegally brought into the country The toys are regularly detained by the Customs Department A Right To Information query filed by activist Prithviraj Maske revealed that from 2017 to January 2019 the Airport Special Courier Cell of the 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