Railways have been true to their task of carrying sizeable passengers across the country. THey are up against a challenge that few can deny. They are as well up against demands more populist in nature illustrated through running of special trains or laying tracks in areas that may not need them entirely. The recent incidents of trains and challenges that have confronted them should make them look at their functioning. Year after year railway budget is presented which shows the imprint of the organisation in the entire country. Yet no attempt is made to look at the missing links that could well bring to a halt its functioning.
The personnel on the ground and those engineered to undertake night responsibilities are not found failing in their responsibilities and yet the links that have not been properly secured leads to failures that has a repeated occurrence.
Strengthening of tracks, strengthening of age old bridges and keeping the signal up and running should be the priority. Instead of introducing new set of trains or increasing frequency, more an illustration of populism than reality, the need should be to see the existing infrastructure is true to the demands of the existing time. Well the budget is short and expectations high, the existing range of coaches have to be durable and less damaging. The electric wiring that is one among different components that keep the coaches running have to be perfect. A thorough check of electric wiring of all coaches is not that taxing if safety is to be the priority. Run less number of coaches or reduce the frequency if defects have been detected in coaches. Incidents involving coaches turning vulnerable should be a reminder for authorities to keep a tab on where money is spent and where expenditures are unjustified.
Strengthening of tracks, bridges for all routes should be a priority and a major part of the budget should be geared towards that instead of introducing new trains when the existing infrastructure can't handle the present load. As for those desiring to go on strike, they have a secured job though working hours may be challenging and to strike work at this juncture would be hardly justified. As sector after sector keeps on going on strike, it is the arrangement that should take the blame for revising wages for one despite the precarious financial strength known to everyone.
The personnel on the ground and those engineered to undertake night responsibilities are not found failing in their responsibilities and yet the links that have not been properly secured leads to failures that has a repeated occurrence.
Strengthening of tracks, strengthening of age old bridges and keeping the signal up and running should be the priority. Instead of introducing new set of trains or increasing frequency, more an illustration of populism than reality, the need should be to see the existing infrastructure is true to the demands of the existing time. Well the budget is short and expectations high, the existing range of coaches have to be durable and less damaging. The electric wiring that is one among different components that keep the coaches running have to be perfect. A thorough check of electric wiring of all coaches is not that taxing if safety is to be the priority. Run less number of coaches or reduce the frequency if defects have been detected in coaches. Incidents involving coaches turning vulnerable should be a reminder for authorities to keep a tab on where money is spent and where expenditures are unjustified.
Strengthening of tracks, bridges for all routes should be a priority and a major part of the budget should be geared towards that instead of introducing new trains when the existing infrastructure can't handle the present load. As for those desiring to go on strike, they have a secured job though working hours may be challenging and to strike work at this juncture would be hardly justified. As sector after sector keeps on going on strike, it is the arrangement that should take the blame for revising wages for one despite the precarious financial strength known to everyone.
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