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Friday, 21 August 2015

Railways facing 'mammoth problems' due years of neglect: Suresh Prabhu

Railways facing 'mammoth problems' due years of neglect: Suresh Prabhu 

KOLKATA: Hinting at tenure of UPA I and II, railway minister Suresh Prabhu today said that his department is facing 'mammoth problems' that is caused by years of neglect. Significantly, for a major span in both the tenures, the rail ministry was run by TMC leaders including Mamata Banerjee, Dinesh Trivedi and Mukul Roy 

"In last several years we have not invested in the railways as much as it was necessary. And it is now showing clearly in terms of safety, in terms of the dropping customer service, in terms of delays," Prabhu said during an event at the Eastern railway headquarter today.

Adding that the number of new trains cannot be cannot be introduced unless the capacity is augmented, the minister said, "People who want to reach their families during festivals are not getting berths. But we cannot put more trains and add rolling stock unless we augment the capacity. All these are showing because of years of neglect and lack of investments. 

Asking for state government's cooperation, he said, "The railways are facing mammoth problems and we need to work in partnership with states. .We need to correct it, but nothing will happen overnight. We are on track, and on our way to achieving it. It will take time but it will happen. 

In another programme, Prabhu described Railways as a 'patient in ICU' for whom the 'doctor told that the operation is successful, but the patient would not able to join Marathon now and it will take time.' 


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