This story is from July 7, 2004

What about safety, ring Rail? ask passengers

NEW DELHI: Everyone has got a good share in Lalu's railway pie, but Delhiites feel that the railway budget has not addressed key issues at all.
What about safety, ring Rail? ask passengers
<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><span style="" font-family:="" arial="" font-size:="">NEW DELHI: Everyone has got a good share in Lalu''s railway pie, but Delhiites feel that the railway budget has not addressed key issues at all. What about cleanliness and the Ring Rail? </span><br /><br /><span style="" font-family:="" arial="" font-size:="">Rekha Tikkoo, a resident of Indirapuram, who takes a suburban train from Tilak Bridge every day, says: "What happens to our suburban train system.
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The minister has even said that Mumbai''s suburban system will be made modern, but what about us? When the government can spend so much on Metro, why can''t it do something for Ring Rail, which is older than any other project?"</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-family:="" arial="" font-size:="">Even though Lalu spared the janta a fare hike in any class, Delhi specifically has not got anything special. </span><br /><br /><span style="" font-family:="" arial="" font-size:="">Prakash Sahajpal said: "Delhi has not got any mention at all. New trains have been announced but nothing on railway stations. They just announce projects. We still have not seen the Anand Vihar railway station, which was announced a long time ago."</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-family:="" arial="" font-size:="">Measures to increase security for women have also been received with skepticism. Aloka Mukherjee, a resident of Lajpat Nagar, says: "I travel by local train every day. It is good that these measures for introducing women squads have been thought of but hopefully they will be implemented and not forgotten after the announcement."</span><br /><br /><span style="" font-family:="" arial="" font-size:="">However, rebates in fares for blood cancer patients, escorts of deaf and dumb, widows and unemployed youths travelling for a government job interview have been welcomed. </span><br /><br /><span style="" font-family:="" arial="" font-size:="">Rakesh Bhatt, a graduate working in a call centre, said: "The sentiment behind these measures is good. We have finally got something specifically for the unemployed youth.</span></div> </div>
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