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Jat Agitation: Railways' Loss is Roadways' Gain

  • When the Indian railways is facing huge losses due to cancellation of trains in view of the ongoing Jat agitation, it's the Haryana Roadways, which is gaining and earning more than their normal earnings, as more passengers are being forced to take buses since Sunday.Jats, who have been demanding reservation in government jobs and educational institutions have been protesting near the railway track near village Ramayan of Hisar district for the past four days. They, however, have not blocked the railway tracks this time. But a cautious government has stopped trains on the Hisar-Bhiwani-Delhi route. In fact ten trains have been cancelled, while some have been diverted to other routes.
  • In view of the cancellation of trains, the Haryana Roadways is making more money than usual in Hisar, Sirsa and Fatehabad areas. The department has pushed extra buses into service in these areas for the convenience of passengers.Udayveer Singh, the traffic manager of Haryana Roadways, Hisar, said, "Generally, we earn Rs 10 lakh daily here but these days, we are making between Rs 13 to Rs 14 lakh a day."On the other hand, Hisar station master Radhey Shyam Meena said, "We have been losing Rs 10 lakh daily for the past four days. We have refunded Rs 1.25 lakh collected as reservation charges till now."
  • Ram Bhagat Malik, a leader of the Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti, said that the losses that the railways is facing is not their fault. "We are sitting on dharna peacefully. Not just that, we are protesting under the open sky despite the chilly nights," he said.Ashok Kumar, a passenger rues, "It is a big problem for us to travel in over-crowded buses. On Hisar-Delhi, Sirsa-Hisar, Sirsa-Fatehabad, Fatehabad-Hisar-Delhi and Delhi-Hisar-Sirsa routes, the buses are so crowded that many times, around a 100 passengers clamber on to a single bus."
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    • Cancelled trains
    • Train number Routes
    • 54787-88 Rewari-Bhiwani
    • 54781-82 Rewari-Bhathinda
    • 54751-52 Ganganagar-Rewari-Hisar
    • 14085-86 Sirsa-Delhi
    • 59703-04 Hisar-Rewari
    • 59701-02 Hisar-Bhiwani
    • 19771-72 Jaipur-Sirsa-Amritsar
    • 19781-82 Jaipur-Amritsar
    • 12555-56 Gorakhpur-Hisar-Delhi
    • 14519-20 Bhathinda-Delhi

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