As the things escalated, the police rushed to the spot and tried to pacify the irate commuters. Scenes of chaos could be seen and a minor scuffle between the people and the cops was also reported.
The Ghazipur landfill, commissioned in 1984, has long outlived its capacity, but still takes 2500 metric tonnes of garbage daily. The site should have been closed 17 years ago when it crossed its maximum capacity, but still lives on collecting tonnes of waste daily.
Having said that, it must be acknowledged that the Metro is poised to follow a very complex praxis, if the upshot of last Friday’s meeting between the Metro authorities and the West Bengal government is any indication.
Notably, pre-booking of travel slots to avail Kolkata Metro service has been made compulsory
As M.G Road, an important link for transport to and from Howrah towards Kolkata was barricaded by the police, several office goers could do little but walk back home.
Tensions have soared in recent days following the death on Friday of 22-year-old student Alex Chow, who succumbed to serious injuries sustained from a fall in the vicinity of a violent clash the weekend before.
Earlier in the day, Golabari Traffic Guard sources informed that no untoward incident had taken place around the station complex and extra buses were being run by the state transport department to ease the problems of the passengers.
While the total number of services on weekdays has been kept to 284, the time for the last train to Noapara has been changed to 9.25 pm instead of 8.50 pm.
Locals say that Shimla faces the problem of proper management of buses and most buses do not report on time.
People are requested to avail public transport like the Delhi Metro to help keeping the roads decongested, the advisory stated.
