Hirish Chand Meena, the MP for Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, raised demands in the Lok Sabha during the Railway Budget discussion, highlighting the need to start the Ajmer-Sawai Madhopur via Tonk railway project, which was initially proposed in 2015-16 but has not materialized. He also requested the reinstatement of the Mumbai-Firozpur and Firozpur-Mumbai...
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trains that were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, he demanded the resumption of train halts at Gangapur and Madhopur that were discontinued during the pandemic and the introduction of trains to Delhi from these stations, which currently lack direct connectivity. The proposed Ajmer-Sawai Madhopur line has been a long-standing demand, with the project's feasibility studied and some funds allocated by both Congress and BJP governments, but the lack of land allocation by the Rajasthan government has hindered its progress. Despite the center's allocation of funds and the project's increasing cost, the absence of state government support continues to stall the project, forcing residents of Tonk to endure expensive travel by road.