Summary:
The railway administration and unions are at loggerheads over the change in the maintenance schedule of local trains. The Research, Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO), based in Lucknow, had last month issued the revised maintenance schedule of EMUs in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. Later, on September 16, the suburban railways here came out with a circular about adopting the revised schedule. The administration cannot compromise with safety of passengers," said R Bhatnagar, president of union body Central Railway Mazdoor Sangh. These vacant posts aren't being filled up and now as a cover-up, they are increasing the maintenance schedule..