PRS centre inaugurated at Kamakhya temple premises

    Maligaon, June 19 (MExN): Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu today inaugurated a new Passenger Reservation System (PRS) centre at Kamakhya temple premises by remote from New Delhi. The inauguration function was held at the Kamakhya temple in the presence of large gathering of devotees and common people, informed Pranav Jyoti Sharma, CPRO/NF Railway in a press release.   Besides Prabhu, Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas was present in New Delhi. While at Kamakhya temple, Chahatey Ram, General Manager, NF Railway, Mohit Chandra Sarma, Doloi Kamakhya Devalaya and Bhupati Sarma, president, Kamakhya Bordeuri Samaj along with senior NF Railway officials were present.   The release mentioned that last month during his visit to Kamakhya temple, the Railway Minister was requested to open a PRS centre for the benefit of the devotees to which he agreed immediately.   With the opening of the new PRS at the Nilachal Hill near Kamakhya temple, lakhs of pilgrims who visit the famous Saktipeeth “Kamakhya Dham” will be able to get their railway tickets reserved or cancelled without visiting any nearby railway station, it added. The opening is more significant because the world famous Ambubachi Mela, which is known as ‘Mahakumbh of the East’, is starting from June 22.   The new PRS will function from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm on all weekdays except Sunday.