Talking about Kerala’s long-standing gripe about being routinely overlooked in the yearly Railway Budgets, Sreedharan has a different perspective. He maintains that the people in responsible positions in Kerala never really ask for what they want. The state does not need new railway zones or workshops. The state’s administration has not been able to display clarity in its demands. For that reason, the real needs of the state never get addressed. What the state needs are more tracks and trains. Electrification of the lines, doubling of the tracks and modernization of signal systems are the
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