MLA demands extra Metro Rail station

Nagpur: Hingna MLA Sameer Meghe has demanded that Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL) should construct an extra Metro Rail station at Isasani Road T-Point on Hingna Road. NMRCL has referred the proposal to its planning department, which is examining it.
According to Rohit Deshpande, who has been pursuing this issue, the distance between Lokmanya Nagar station (the last one on Hingna Road end) and Bansi Nagar station is 1.66km, which is too much.“A large number of colleges lie on Isasani Road. Many people travelling to these institutes by buses get down at Isasani Road T-Point and take autorickshaws and six-seaters to travel to their destinations. If they get down at the existing Metro stations they will have to unnecessarily cover a huge distance to reach the T-Point,” he said.
“Due to this reason many people may not use the Metro Rail at all. Around 6,000 people travel down the Isasani Road from various parts of the city to the institutions. NMRCL should therefore construct an extra station or shift the Bansi Nagar station to the T-Point,” Deshpande said.
The institutions that lie on Isasani Road are: Raisoni Engineering College, Priyadarshini Engineering College, Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, VSPM Medical Institute, Dental College, Physical Education College, etc. Other than this people living in CRPF Quarters and Isasani village also use this road.