RISK-AVERSE OR CARELESS, THE FOOT OVERBRIDGE IS INCOMPLETE, PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO CROSS THE RAILWAY TRACKS

RISK-AVERSE OR CARELESS, THE FOOT OVERBRIDGE IS INCOMPLETE, PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO CROSS THE RAILWAY TRACKS

27-NOV-ENG 31

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA-------------------------People are risking their lives by crossing the railway tracks. This scene is near the Eastern Railway crossing in Ara, Bhojpur district. This dangerous route has become a daily necessity for people.

Thousands of people are at risk every day near the Eastern Railway crossing in Ara, Bhojpur district. With the incomplete construction of the foot overbridge and the crossing closed, a large population from dozens of neighborhoods and surrounding towns are forced to cross the railway tracks. This dangerous route has become a daily necessity for people, despite the hundreds of trains passing through this section daily.

According to locals, work on the foot overbridge has been ongoing for a long time, but it is repeatedly started and left incomplete. The current situation is that neither the crossing is open nor the overbridge is complete, forcing people to risk their lives by stepping directly onto the tracks to travel to and from the city. Every day, the elderly, women, children, and cyclists are forced to cross the tracks without any safety measures.

While there is a constant fear of accidents while crossing the tracks, people continue to take this dangerous route due to their needs. Local residents say that despite repeated demands, the construction of the foot overbridge has not been completed yet, putting the lives of thousands of people in danger. People have demanded the administration and the railway department to complete the construction of the foot overbridge as soon as possible, so that this daily risky routine can be ended and the large population of the city can have safe transportation.