“We give special attention to the region. We always give them protection, and whatever they want, according to our capacity. We are willing to give them. We always give it to the NER,” she said, responding to a question by Biren Baishya, during a Question Hour discussion in Rajya Sabha on Friday.
However, she quickly added that planning for wagons for material supply is done on yearly basis. Sometimes, it is yearly because we divide it into four quarters. During the peak season demands for wagons from the Railways go up, Banerjee stated.
Earlier, Baishya said due to lack of infrastructure in the NER, transportation is a very big problem. Lack of proper connectivity in the region has led the States to totally depend on the railway transportation.