AGARTALA, June 26 (TIWN): A Railway Division Demand Committee has been set up at Dharmanagar who will continue their demands for the Railway Division’s Set-up in North Tripura.

According to the committee the Railway Division which will be set up at  Tripura would be located at North Tripura.

The committee set on protest at Tripureswari Sishu Tirtha School premises.

Earlier also voice raised to set up Railway Division for Dharmanagar by Dharmanagar Gana Unnoyon Mancha.

Now various intellectuals from the North District has set up a new committee there.

However, they will come in massive protest in coming future and urged people to join with them in this protest.

It’s to be mentioned here that the Indian Railways is divided into zones, which are further sub-divided into divisions, each having a divisional headquarters. There are a total of 69 divisions.

Each of the divisions, is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) who reports to the General Manager (GM) of the zone.

A DRM can be appointed from any services of Indian Railway, Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Revenue Service (IRS) for the tenure of 3 years but it can be exceeded on the recommendation of Railway Board. Divisional officers heading all departments viz. engineering, mechanical, electrical, signal and telecommunication, accounts, personnel, operating, commercial, safety, medical, security branches report to the Divisional Railway Manager. The DRM is assisted by one or two Additional Divisional Railway Managers (ADRM) in the working of the division.

However, Dharmanagar Gana Unnoyon Mancha asked any of these divisions