The state government and the railways seem to be engaged in a cold war on several issues, including that of providing more ambulances and better medical facilities after accidents.

In the aftermath of the derailment of the Diva-Sawantwadi passenger express train derailment near Roha, in which 22 lives were lost and more than a hundred people were injured, mid-day asked a senior Central Railway official why the railways was not taking the help of the state government in tying up with private hospitals to treat accident victims and for other such issues.

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