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Feeling the heat in local trains lately? Here's why

Air-cooling blowers were turned off by rail authorities prior to monsoons due to leaking rainwater, and haven't been switched on yet; passengers complain of poor ventilation and suffocation

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If you are a regular commuter on the suburban rail network — CR and WR — and have been experiencing a sweltering commute lately, it’s because railway authorities have forgotten to direct car shed staff to switch on the air-cooling blowers inside compartments that were disconnected during the monsoons.

Air-cooling blowers
Suffocating? The air-cooling blowers inside the compartments were disconnected during the monsoons. File pic

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