Railway employees plea for better security

: From our Staff Reporter
SILCHAR, April 24: Although militant attacks on trains running on the Lumding-Badarpur route by suspected DHD (J) militants have been on the rise in the recent times, Railway employees and staff have categorically informed the Deputy Railway Manager and local area Manager that they could not afford to risk their lives as the government has miserably failed in providing security to them.

In a letter to the concerned authorities, the railway staff alleged that the government had not made any security arrangements for the 27 station in Lumding-Badarpur route. They further said that Dimasa militants had strong base at areas like Bandarkhal, Damcherra, Ditekcherra, Diyamukh, Dijabra, Wadrengdisa, Phiding and Kalachand. Meanwhile, area manager Debashis Dhar Chowdhury had reportedly stated that rail transportation in the trouble-torn Lumding-Badarpur route has been stopped as at least four incidents of attack on running trains within a span of nine days had occurred killing a security personnel and injuring at least 15 passengers.
Meanwhile, Barak Valley has been facing scarcity of essential commodities. On the other hand, a bridge near Maruah at Doloo Tea Estate in Silchar-Haflong road had been washed away following massive rain today morning. THE SENTINEL