Tirunelveli Reader’s Mail

Railways must improve safety measures to prevent accidents, while authorities should address traffic congestion and poor civic facilities.

Railways must take action

Recently a 77-year-old man met with a fatal accident at Tirunelveli railway junction. Owing to a glitch, the lift was not working and the man was not able to use the foot overbridge. Hence while crossing the railway tracks, a train being shunted into the platform in the reverse direction hit him. He might not have noticed it. Keeping an inoperative lift is of no use. In such a busy station, escalators should have been installed. If there is space constraint, part of the foot overbridge should have been modified as ramp with sturdy handrails. And barricades should be in place to prevent people from crossing the tracks. Empty rakes being shunted into the station should be piloted by track staff. The railways should make efforts to prevent such accidents inside the station.

J. Edison Devakaram,

Thoothukudi

Shift bus stop

Kanniyakumari - Nagercoil National Highway and Vattakottai-Agasteeswaram Roads converge at Kottaram junction. Kottaram bus stop is in front the post office, and is very close to this junction. When buses stop here, traffic congestion occurs. Hence, I request the authorities to shift the bus stop from the post office to the auto stand which is behind the junction.

C. Ramdhas,