Opinion - Letters to the Editor   

Cosmetic exercise

The Railway budget is a cosmetic exercise. People travelling in the Mumbai suburban trains are packed like sardines. What they want is additional train service, not AC coaches. Mr. Prasad has not addressed the fundamental issues ailing the Railways such as safety, reinforcement of the tracks, and improved onboard services.

No plans have been announced to improve the railway network in the Northeast, which feels alienated because of the neglect it faces from the Union Government.

V.V.S. Mani,
Bangalore

Reduction of fares in sleeper class and AC is hardly any consolation for a passenger. The reduction of surcharge levied on second-class tickets of superfast trains is an attempt to bring down the obnoxious levy imposed earlier.

The introduction of cushion seats is not an innovation. Madhu Dandavate, who holds the distinction of presenting a first surplus budget, introduced all-cushion second-class compartments.

N. Nagaraja Rao,
Secunderabad

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Moderate setbacks to Congress
Cautiously upbeat on the economy
Five years after Godhra and the pogrom
Corrections and Clarifications
A long countdown has begun
Giving roads back to the people
Commendable indeed
Cosmetic exercise
`Garib' hatao
Unfortunate

Copyright © 2007, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu