Widening of Sub-way near Arakkonam Railway Station339. SHRI O. V. ALAGESAN: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleas­ed to stae:(a) whether any representations have been received for widening of the sub-way near Arakkonam Rail­way Station on the Southern Rail­way; and(b) if so, will a decision be taken soon in the matter as it has been pen­ding for a long time?THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI SHEO NARAIN): (a) Yes.(b) According to the extant rules, proposal for widening of the sub-way is required to be sponsored by the State Government/Local authority together with an undertaking to bear the entire cost of the work as the need for widening the sub-way has arisen due to increase in the road traffic. No such proposal has so far been re­ceived either from the Government of Tamil Nadu or the Municipality of Arakkonam. Further action in this

 regard can be taken only when the proposal is sponsored by them to­gether with the iindertaking to bear the entire cost of the work

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