Lately the DRM visited here to clarify the picture of the coal siding issue. He said that McCluskieganj being a tourist centre doesn't benefit the railways. By having the coal siding here will be great profits to the railways.
He made it clear that if the local residents cause disturbances in the progress of work, work would be continued with the help of the police. No flags or slogans are going to put a full stop to the opening of the coal siding.
But the locals still oppose and plan to take bigger steps to prevent the hometown of approximately seven thousand residents being ruined. The coal siding will effect the schools and hostels here the most and that is the best source of income for the residents.
If the siding is opened and it continues to function, many locals (most Anglo Indians) will leave the place and look for other places with similar weather and climate conditions.
The Jharkhand State Government and the State Tourist Department should take up the matter before its too late.
Dear Malcolm,
ReplyDeleteI am quite serious on the issue. Please mail me your email id. I need to write to you off this blog.
Regards.
-- Sumit
(driftersumit@gmail.com)