Mumbai- The
first thing that comes to one’s mind after hearing this name is the fast life
that the city offers. This thought is often followed by the word chaos; chaos
that a thousand of Mumbaikars feel while commuting daily to their work place.
Understanding this and various other commuting problems
that the people of
Mumbai have to deal with, Gurudas Kamat, from his very 1st election
in 1984 had delicately worked towards improving the very same scenario.
Kamat ji
realised that majority of the citizens of
Mumbai utilized the Suburban Train services for daily travel to their work
places and back, apart from the BEST services. His tireless work towards
ensuring better train services led to the Mumbai Urban Transport-Phase-II project,
which was conceived to upgrade the basic transportation structure of the city. Through
this project he ensured the implementation of two additional tracks between
Kurla and Thane. The people of these areas were benefited a lot as the project
turned out to be a boon for them.
Gurudas
Kamat from the very beginning has been a leader of the masses. He truly
believes that if one understands the problem of the people, pursuing and
implementing development projects becomes easier. Apart from this project,
Kamat ji has consistently fought for the lengthening of the platforms. It was a
long struggle which is now seeing completion due to the regular follow-up done
by him and his team. He also got 15 coach trains started on the Western Railway
at Andheri Station in 2009. All these steps have led to infrastructural
development in Mumbai at a fast pace. Kamat ji’s pro-people policies have indeed
guaranteed a better life for Aam Mumbaikars.
