Gujjar agitation derail Indian railways!
{image-gujjar protest_11062008.jpg news.oneindia.in}New Delhi, Jun 11: Railways suffers huge loss due to the on going Gujjar agitation. In past 3 weeks more e than 1,000 trains were diverted, cancelled or short-terminated and over Rs 40 crore incurred in losses by the Railways during the 17 days of the Gujjar agitation in Rajasthan and neighbouring states.
It
suffered
losses
mainly
due
to
passenger
ticket
refunds
and
disruptions
in
freight
services
besides
damage
to
railway
tracks,
a
senior
Railways
Ministry
official
said.
While
Delhi-Mumbai
trunk
route
was
the
worst
affected,
Northern
Railway
and
Western
Railway
suffered
maximum
losses
due
to
the
Gujjar
agitation
on
Scheduled
Tribe
status,
Railway
statistics
over
the
past
20
days
indicate.
The Ministry is yet to come out with a final figure of losses incurred but preliminary estimates coming from the zonal railways suggest it could be over Rs 40 crore.
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