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In search for Tech Gyan!
That because the railways hasn't been able to provide the basic facilities, and are going ahead with such "useful additions". That's a useful addition, I understand, as I too suffer from weak network signals on my data card while travelling, hampering my internet connectivity, but the question is FOR WHOM? In my opinion, the railways should concentrate first on the basic amenities like proper booking system, management of crowd in a better way (to stop incidents like the one happened at Allahabad Railway Station during the Mahakumbh), ample trains to carry people in a "civilized way" (so that those who cannot afford to travel in AC, could have a decent travel, if not a memorable one).
The railways should first ensure that people should be confident of reaching their destination (rather than getting killed in mishaps happening out of no one's fault, and then the railway minister announcing an ex-gratia compensation of Rs. 5 lacs to the next of kins or Rs. 25K for the severely injured), and that the people should not be stranded at the railway stations in case their trains are getting delayed or cancelled.
Have you ever seen very small railway stations enroute any of your journeys? Have you ever pondered over how a physically handicapped or a visually impaired person will board a coach whose steps are about two feets above the "platform" he is on.
Did you ever tinker about a person who is filling his bottle of water from the water supply lines that are used to fill the tanks in coaches for use in the lavatories, and why he's doing so, even knowing the use of that water? May be he isn't able to or willing to buy a bottle of "RAIL NEER" on which MRP is printed as Rs. 15, but the vendor sells it off for Rs. 18 saying that he has to incur costs of cooling the bottle, and the drinking water points are either dried out or not working at all.
The government is the only hurdle behind this sorry state of the country. I'm not blaming any particular party or government, but all. Remember one project of IIT Kanpur-SIMRAN (discussed here in detail)?
