The Railways revenue shortfall in the last three years has been primarily due to a drop in originating passengers, less loading, very low growth in other coaching revenue and the coronavirus pandemic, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. Responding to a query in Lok Sabha, Goyal said in 2020-21, to the end of January 2021, total traffic revenue declined by Rs 36,918.86 crore compared to the corresponding period last year due to the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the consequential lockdown and partial operation of passenger services. Listing the year-wise reasons for the revenue shortfall, he said in 2017-18 and 2018-2019, it was the drop in originating passengers in non-suburban segment and drop in average sub-urban lead in actuals vis-a-vis the revised estimates, less loading in actuals vis-a-vis revised estimates (RE) and very low growth in other coaching revenue that resulted in the shortfall.
The Election Commission has sought a detailed report on the incident in which West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claimed that she suffered an injury after she was pushed by few people during election campaigning in Nandigram.
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9 persons killed after fighting massive fire in Kolkata
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Published: Tuesday, March 9, 2021, 8:10 [IST]
Kolkata, Mar 09: Nine persons including four fire fighters, one Railway Protection Personnel, an unidentified person and an assistant sub inspector of the Kolkata police have been killed after fighting a massive blaze at a high rise building that houses offices of the Eastern Railway in Kolkata.
Officials said late on Monday night that two more bodies were fond inside a second elevator. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on reaching the spot said that the Police Commissioner had told her that two more people are missing and may have died.
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