Delhi: Railway Ministry was 'warned' days before the derailment at Shivaji Bridge
Ranchi Rajdhani Express got derailed near Delhi’s Shivaji Bridge on Thursday morning. But what was more shocking was that a user on Twitter had informed the Railway Ministry about a potential mishappening that might happen at the place near the platform.
A Twitter user Rakesk Kumar Kaushik had posted a picture on his Twitter handle that showed a damaged portion of tracks near the station. He had posted the picture on September 2 and tweeted to @RailMinIndia. His tweet got a reaction from the Ministry who asked Delhi Division of the Northern Railway to “look into the matter”.
Check out his tweet here:
@RailMinIndia condition of rail line at shivaji bridge near platform pic.twitter.com/M34kbRyMYp
— Rakesk Kumar Kaushik (@rakesk10061974) September 2, 2017
@srden_cdli Look into the matter.
— DRMDELHI (@drmdelhi) September 2, 2017
The derailment of Rajdhani Express happened 200 metres away from New Delhi station. The people who were involved in the rescue operation told that a crack on the railway track could have been the reason behind the accident.
Twitterati spotted the tweet on the social media platform and since then they have been criticizing the Railways for their criminal negligence and have even asked for an action against the officials.
Check out how the Tweeple reacted on the matter:
Damaged, worn out tracks at Shivaji Bridge pointed out by a passenger five days ago. Ministry responded on Twitter. Today, a derailment. https://t.co/fjasnEYVi4
— Manish (@jimanish) September 7, 2017
Anyone can help through the information but at ground level it's duty of department not civilian, here DRM guilty bcoz he only retweeted .. pic.twitter.com/uW7P0eVG6W
— Arvind Vishwakarma (@arvindxj) September 7, 2017
Dear @PiyushGoyal, heads should roll for this. This is criminal negligence. Thank God no causalities, could've been huge disaster. @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/PDLi2CQlfA
— Raju Das | ৰাজু দাস (@rajudasonline) September 7, 2017
Shocking! Despite the @RailMinIndia @PiyushGoyal being alerted by a passenger @rakesk10061974 ..the accident happens! @rahulkanwal @republic
— Clefer (@Clefer10) September 7, 2017
did u fail to address this problem ? today accident was because of this and at same place in delhi ??@RailMinIndia kindly check
— Navin Tyagi (@NavinKTyagi) September 7, 2017
First published: 8 September 2017, 16:48 ISTRed tapism on Twitter — and today Ranchi Rajdhani Express got detailed at Shivaji Bridge. This accident could have averted @PiyushGoyal! pic.twitter.com/CzIx1Shs5R
— Gaurav Pandhi (@GauravPandhi) September 7, 2017
