In FY 17 alone, over 193 people died due to train derailments. Train derailments have sadly become the new normal with over half a dozen train derailments in quick succession in the last few weeks. Meanwhile, BJP’s miracle worker Piyush Goyal has been called in to script a turnaround for the Railway ministry just as he did with the power sector. However, Goyal’s track record is promising enough for us to expect improvement in the state of the Railways, if not a complete metamorphosis. After taking over the Railway ministry, Goyal has got down to the brass tacks and his initiatives are headed in the right direction.

Source: dna September 09, 2017 02:37 UTC