New Delhi, February 22: Indian Railway is the largest rail transportation in the world. Indian Railway always claims to provide you the most spectacular and unforgettable rail journeys in the world. Where you can experience a simple way to find out everything you need to know in one easy place.
The million dollar question is remained unanswered. Whether the above claimed statement justifies the present scenario, when it comes to security of passengers or not.
Union Minister for Railways Mamata Banerjee will table the Rail Budget 2010-11 on February 24, 2010. The expectations of crores of people, who prefer rail journey over air and road, are at stake this time.
The increasing number of accidents, naxal attacks and robbery in trains are major issues this year. The Minister for Railways should remember that people want safe journey with comfort and pleasure. Hike in fare is okay but there should be no compromise with safety of passengers.
At present, the reality is different from peoples’ expectations. The security system in the trains is in very poor state. In other words, the entire security system has depended on just few security personnel. In other words “Rail Ki Suraksha hai Ram Ke Bharose” (God look after the security in trains)
After every miss-happenings, the loopholes in the security system surfaced and it ends with setting up a commission to probe the incident.
We can’t blame on Commissions because they recommend various safety measurements but rail officials don’t bother to implement it. All the recommendations are put inside the files.
Top Railways officials call a series of meetings after every accident but when it comes to implement the safety measurement, the speed is very very slow.
There is a need of speedy implementations of safety measurement. The situation could not be controlled through a meeting inside a air-conditioned chamber.
Passengers, who were traveling with Delhi-bound Bhuvneshwar Rajdhani express, could not forget the trauma of naxal hostage. Naxals made entire Rajdhani Express captive in West Bengal.
After the investigations, the probe team revealed that there was just few security personnel were deployed for premium train’s security.
The security in the other Mail/Express and passenger trains is in measurable condition. However, Railway Protection Force and Government Railway Police are given responsibility of security. But the situation becomes very grim due to poor communication and lack of cooperation between RPF and GRP.
Apart from naxal threat and security concerns, Mamata Banerjee will have to look into the issues related to train accidents. Within few months after she took the charge of Railways Minister, several people were killed in the several train mishap.
Didi should have to look into the matter. There is an urgent need of total revamp in the train movement system. New safety devices should be used to reduce the train mishap.
People are expecting safe rail journey from Mamata Banerjee in Railway Budget 2010-11.
—Agencies