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Shramik trains: Railways asks zones to watch out for sectarian feuds, troublemakers on board

NEW DELHI: Watch out for the possibility of sectarian feuds and troublemakers on board, and keep an eye on the behaviour of passengers — these are some of the guidelines issued to the zonal railways running 'Shramik Special' trains.
Having already run around 60 such trains since Friday, the Railways has now issued detailed guidelines on security and sanitisation protocols to be followed.
While the Railways has officially not stated how much it has spent so far on these services, which the government says has been shared on a 85:15 ratio with the states, officials indicated that for the first 34 trains, the national transporter spent Rs 24 crore, while the states spent Rs 3.5 crore.
The Railways, in its guidelines issued on Monday, has divided the protocols into three broad sections — originating station, destination station and on board the trains. It has also spoken on security arrangements that need to be made at all entry and exit points at the stations as well as on the trains.
"Enhanced presence of security personnel. Hiring of ex-servicemen, home guards, private security etc. Close interaction with intelligence agencies will be maintained to ascertain any possibilities of a sectarian feud or group conflict among the passengers. In the event of information about any such possibility, suitable precautions may be taken like enhanced presence of security personnel at the origin, en route and destinations.
"Intensive watch on the behaviour of the passengers will be kept and any troublemakers identified and separated from the group. In the event of increasRead More – Source

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