Letter Published in The National UAE on 3 Oct 17, Compensation won't bring back Mumbai stampede victims Your article, India orders rail station safety checks after 23 are killed in Mumbai (October 1), was sad and painful to read. Elphinstone Road bridge in India's financial
nancial capital, Mumbai, was built during the British colonial era and is one-and-a-half centuries old. It has not been maintained properly by the government, which is why it collapsed. Aside from this, the crowds got too big and people were pushing ferociously. Whatever the reason, it is the responsibility of the government to maintain public places to ensure they are safe. Compensation from the government and railway authority won't bring back the victims to their loved ones. I pray for them and for the injured.
nancial capital, Mumbai, was built during the British colonial era and is one-and-a-half centuries old. It has not been maintained properly by the government, which is why it collapsed. Aside from this, the crowds got too big and people were pushing ferociously. Whatever the reason, it is the responsibility of the government to maintain public places to ensure they are safe. Compensation from the government and railway authority won't bring back the victims to their loved ones. I pray for them and for the injured.
K Ragavan, India
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