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Can't get her back but railway has to compensate their life (Not by money) #MumbaiStampede
Elphinstone station stampede: Piyush Goyal announces passenger safety measures
Lakshan Shetty
India
Oct 1, 2017 —
Mumbai: Railway minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday announced a slew of measures for safety of commuters with a focus on foot-over bridges (FOBs) in the country, a day after 23 people died in a stampede at a crowded station in Mumbai. He said the FOBs would now be “mandatory” at all stations. Previously, only the first FOB at a railway station was considered essential and the subsequent a passenger amenity. Goyal announced through his verified Twitter account that FOBs would now be deemed “mandatory” and not a passenger amenity. He chaired a nine-hour meeting with top railway officials in Mumbai to review passenger safety measures in response to the deadly accident yesterday, when a massive crowd of morning commuters stampeded on the stairwell of a narrow footbridge linking Elphinstone Road and Parel suburban railway stations.
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