Sitting amid the blackened remains of his home, 32-year-old Nikesh Gawali carefully broke open a half-melted plastic box with a screwdriver. His hands shook slightly, not out of fear, but out of hope. “I’m trying to find my daughter Aarti’s gold earrings,” he said quietly, still focused on the box. “She’s just five. I got them made recently after months of labour work.” The plastic box, warped and blackened by heat, was one of the few things left from his two-room house on the outskirts of Dhamangaon village . All around him lay ash, broken tin sheets and charred wooden beams. The walls had cracked under the heat and the front room’s tin roof had caved in completely. What remained was a blackened debris all around - almost nothing to suggest a home once stood there. Nikesh earns his living as an agricultural labourer, like many in the village. Work is uncertain and depends on the season. Those earrings weren’t just jewellery - they were a small dream, a reward for his hard work,...
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| Unavaibility of bed-rolls in Indian railway |
As the passengers got irate over unavailability of bed-rolls in the train, 12611 Chennai-H Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express was detained at Ballarshah Railway Station for 25 minutes on Saturday.Divisional officers of Central Railway assured them to fulfill their demand at Nagpur Railway Station, following which the train moved ahead. At Nagpur station, demand of passengers was fulfilled and tension was relieved.
The train started journey from Chennai Central at 6.10 am. Sources said that a truck laden with bed-rolls for the train met an accident. Hence, Southern Railway missed to provide bed-rolls to around 500 passengers. The passengers demanded bed-rolls to Railway employees but, employees passed the buck by saying that they would provide bed-rolls at next station.
The passengers got angered when bed-rolls were not arranged by Railway employees even after journey of 12 hours. Passengers lost patience at Ballarshah Station and passengers created hurdles for the train when train reached Ballarshah at 6.15 pm. Sources claimed that train was detained at the station for 25 minutes and resumed journey at 6.50 pm after Railway officials pacified passengers with assurance of fulfilling their demand at Nagpur station.
After getting call from commercial control, Divisional officers arranged bed-rolls at Nagpur station and supplied them to passengers. However, the train, which regularly arrives at Platform No. 1 had to be diverted to Platform No. 6 to avoid detention of other trains. Public Relations Officer of Central Railway P D Patil said that 75 pillow covers, 175 blankets and 493 bed-sheets were supplied to passengers.
The train started journey from Chennai Central at 6.10 am. Sources said that a truck laden with bed-rolls for the train met an accident. Hence, Southern Railway missed to provide bed-rolls to around 500 passengers. The passengers demanded bed-rolls to Railway employees but, employees passed the buck by saying that they would provide bed-rolls at next station.
The passengers got angered when bed-rolls were not arranged by Railway employees even after journey of 12 hours. Passengers lost patience at Ballarshah Station and passengers created hurdles for the train when train reached Ballarshah at 6.15 pm. Sources claimed that train was detained at the station for 25 minutes and resumed journey at 6.50 pm after Railway officials pacified passengers with assurance of fulfilling their demand at Nagpur station.
After getting call from commercial control, Divisional officers arranged bed-rolls at Nagpur station and supplied them to passengers. However, the train, which regularly arrives at Platform No. 1 had to be diverted to Platform No. 6 to avoid detention of other trains. Public Relations Officer of Central Railway P D Patil said that 75 pillow covers, 175 blankets and 493 bed-sheets were supplied to passengers.
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