Farm products to be sold at railway stations

Kushinagar, Feb 20 (UNI) Railway Minister Lalu Prasad today announced setting up of special centres for packaging and sale of vegetables and fruit at all the railway stations.

Laying the foundation of four railway projects here, Mr Yadav said, training centres for farmers and agriculturists would also be established.

''These programmes will connect the backward areas with the mainstream of development,'' he opined.

Mr Yadav further said once a loss making entity, the Railways had turned around and was now surplus with funds.

''My target is to increase the Railways' profit from Rs 13,000 crore to Rs 20,000 crore.'' The Railway minister asserted he was particular about the development in UP and that is why a new rail coach factory was being set up in Rae Bareli district.

On the possibility of president's rule in UP, Mr Yadav claimed when the state government was already unconstitutional, where does the question to dismiss it arise. ''It (UP government) will fall on its own.'' UNI