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VIDEO EDITOR: Purnendu Pritam Before Budget 2019 is presented on 5 July, I decided to visit Jasidih Junction in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district that brings revenue of crores every month to the
Indian Railways. However, I was welcomed by a station that was highly ill-equipped on all fronts. > Jasidih Junction does not provide clean toilet facilities, not > enough seating
arrangements and no hygienic food stalls. What’s ironic is that in 2009-2010 Railway Budget Jasidih Junction was one of the 49 stations to have a multi-functional complex. This means the
station should provide travellers with facilities like shopping, food stalls and restaurants, book stalls, PCO/STD/ISD/Fax booths, medicine & variety stores etc. But unfortunately, there
is no sign of any kind of development at the station. I spoke to Manish Pandey, a commuter whose train entered platform no 5. > “I just got down from the train on platform No 5. I had to
go to > the toilet. But the stench from the toilet was so prominent that I > came back and went outside to one of the ‘pay and use’ > toilets.” Manish Pandey, Commuter Pandey was
not the only one, another commuter Manjul Prasad was also unhappy with Jasidih station’s conditions. > “There is no water facility. There is no place to sit either. The > fans also
don’t work.” Manjul Prasad, Commuter Pandey urges the government to particularly tend to the needs of people like him who travel in general compartments. > “There are a lot of people who
fall under general category. > Especially people like us who suddenly make plans to travel. The > government needs to consider the general category people. Either > they should
increase the number of bogeys or make special > provisions.” Manish Pandey, Commuter _(All 'My Report' branded stories are submitted by citizen journalists to_ _THE QUINT__.
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