After years of complaints from the Parsi community, the railways authorities are finally raising the height of the platform at Udvada station, which is the gateway to the holiest pilgrimage site for the Zoroastrian community.

As this paper reported yesterday, however, this action has come too late for Parsi museum caretaker Aspi Sepoy, who lost both his legs after he fell under a train at the station. Over the years, several people have been injured because of the gap between the platform and trains at Udvada station. This is a problem particularly for senior citizens, who commonly make pilgrimages to the fire temple.