Railways Act After MO’s Rajdhani Express Mosquito Report

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Following MO’s November 4 report on the mosquito-infested First AC coach of the Sang Rajdhani Express, the Railways imposed fines on contractors, blacklisted staff, and promised tighter maintenance checks. Real impact, real accountability.

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00:00Prime Minister himself inaugurated this train one month ago.

00:03See the mosquitoes. See the mosquitoes.

00:05Nothing is happening.

00:07The car is still on.

00:09The garbage bag, why don't you use it?

00:12It's clean.

00:13Our report published on November 4 captured the concerns of passengers aboard the first

00:17DC coach of the Sang Rajdani Express.

00:19And following it, the railways took action with penalties, blacklisting and dismissals.

00:24Here's the full MOA impact.

00:25Yes, we have investigated the entire incident.

00:28How do I stop the train?

00:35On November 2, I was among the passengers aboard train number 20508.

00:39Despite the passengers' repeated complaints about the coach being infested with mosquitoes

00:43and the absence of a mosquito repellent spray, the train departed from Anandvihar terminal in Delhi.

00:48Moments later, a passenger pulled the chain.

00:508,000 take care of the mosquitoes.

00:52It's like a deer.

00:53It's like a mosquito.

00:54It's like a mosquito.

00:55It's like a mosquito.

00:56It's difficult for us to get a spray.

00:57If that was not, just tell us.

00:59We could have get it through the blanket, zip toe.

01:02Multiple police and railway officials promised passengers a fix and left.

01:05But the train started moving again.

01:10But this time, the chain pulling mechanism of the coach was disabled.

01:17The chain pulling mechanism of the coach was disabled.

01:19The chain is disconnected.

01:20He has bypassed the coach.

01:23If the passengers are still pulling, the car doesn't stop.

01:26The number of messages he has actually sent to his superiors.

01:30And see, there is no reply yet.

01:32If I get down, nobody obviously is accountable in this country for anything.

01:37The chain was pulled from another coach and the train came to a halt once again, a few

01:59hundred meters away.

02:00But soon, the train began moving again.

02:04This time, passengers gave up and decided not to argue any further.

02:07So all these closed doors that you see, each of these doors tried to fight.

02:12In the more report, we mentioned that mosquitoes weren't the only problem on the train.

02:15Dysfunctional USB ports, below average food, dirty linens and an unexplained two-hour delay.

02:25Many users online echoed the passengers' concerns and shared similar experiences.

02:29Following the backlash, the railways responded and a short action.

02:32We reached out to the Northeast Frontier Railways for more details.

02:35The necessary action has been taken.

02:37Rupees 26,000 fine imposed in housekeeping agencies, Khagol Loko and Jai Bharat Associates.

02:42Housekeeping in charge removed and blacklisted from future railways work.

02:46Railways to introduce improved maintenance protocols at train yards to prevent recurrence.

02:50Musquitoes replacements.

02:51Musquitoes replacements, the problem for us has solved.

02:53The problem for us has been solved.

02:54And our issues have become more.

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