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Drains and culverts along rail tracks raise a stink

With monsoon fast approaching, railway lines and drains alongside still remain blocked with garbage and muck causing inconvenience to commuters

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History will repeat itself this year, when monsoons will bring in not just rains but also a host of other problems such as waterlogging on train tracks, rotting filth and garbage dumps. While, railways officials and civic authorities are more interested in passing the buck, it is the commuter who will be at the receiving end.


More than 60 per cent of the drains along the tracks are yet to be cleared out; commuters fear that monsoons are not going to be an easy ride. File pic

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