crowd in trains bihar
After the end of the Chhath festival in Bihar, migrants have started returning to work. In such a situation, there was a rush of passengers at Muzaffarpur Junction. There is a large crowd on the trains that open and pass through the crossing. After celebrating the festival, there is a struggle to get back to work. After the festival, the station is packed with passengers returning from Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and other cities. Most of the people who return are from the working class. In such a situation, there are more people in the general bogie.
Seeing the crowd, RPF and GRP officials were present at the station. The RPF inspector was seen controlling the crowd through the microphone. A large crowd was also seen walking on the bridge and platform.
The condition of the normal bogie is bad.
Passengers traveling in general class are the ones who face the most problems. Not getting a seat in the bogie, many people spread a sheet in the bathroom and sat with their families. Many passengers are standing and some are hanging. A passenger said he was sitting on the bathroom door and because the bathroom was blocked he was having trouble breathing. The number of people traveling in a general bogie was very high.
security commitment
Passengers must commit to safety and cleanliness during the trip. Passengers on long trips grab food and drinks at the door and eat. Despite repeated instructions from the railway police to board the train safely, people were seen somehow struggling to board the train. The team of explorers and guides were also called to board the passengers. The largest crowd was on the special train heading to Gondia and Anand Bihar. As soon as the train arrived, the passengers broke down. The toilets of Vaishali and Gondia Express were packed with passengers. Due to lack of space, the passengers sat on the floor.
drone surveillance
I monitored the entire crossing with an RPF drone. Passengers said it is becoming more difficult to get a train. Even after buying Tatkal tickets, we have to wait for three hours. I couldn’t sit on the train because of the crowd. Many passengers said they left standing. There is no place to sit. One passenger said that after standing on the train for an hour, he somehow found a place to sit. Many people are sitting in the bathroom. There’s a lot of crap on the train. The RPF commander said three special trains are leaving Muzaffarpur. Two are running for Delhi and one for Mumbai. Some trains are late. The train to Mumbai is 31 hours late. He reported that a fire department has been deployed in the area of the station. The RPF has been deployed. Every movement is observed through drone cameras.
(Report by Sanjeev Kumar of Muzaffarpur)
