‘Use anti-slip material for railway station platform’
The Hindu
Stating that granite floor would not be safe for passengers, a Tirunelveli-based citizen welfare forum has filed a public interest litigation petition before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court
Stating that granite floor would not be safe for passengers, a Tirunelveli-based citizen welfare forum has filed a public interest litigation petition before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking a direction to authorities to lay platform floors with anti-slip material at Tirunelveli railway junction.
A Division Bench of Justices Pushpa Sathyanarayana and P. Velmurugan ordered notice to authorities seeking a response on the petition filed by Nellai Mavatta Pothu Jana Pothu Nala Sangam, represented by its president Mohammed Ayyub.
Everyone talks about the Airport Metro, but one look at the pillars and completion seems nowhere in sight. Meanwhile, a faster, cheaper, roomier alternative called the Suburban Rail Airport Corridor is finally getting off the drawing board. This dedicated corridor with its specialised coaches will link the airport to vast stretches of Bengaluru, where the metro connection is still years away.