Five days after Monika More lost both her hands after falling into a pit on a railway platform, the authorities yesterday commenced work to fill up the gap on platform number 2. Central Railway (CR) officials began digging up a new pit to transfer the signal pole from platform two, and started levelling the gap permanently.

For 15 long years, no action was taken to cover the gaping divide on platform 2 at Ghatkopar railway station. However, the 16-year-old’s accident and the subsequent political pressure stirred the CR authorities into making the necessary changes. The first phase of filling up the pit began and is likely to be completed by end of this week.