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Why should we wait for another crisis: Railway Ministry defends relying on Army to build Elphinstone FOB

By: Eastern Eye Staff

In times of crises, India always relies on its armed forces, the Railways said today, amid criticism over the government’s decision to take the help of the Army to build a new foot-over bridge at Mumbai’s Elphinstone Road station where 23 people were killed in a stampede last month. Earlier today in Mumbai, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the Army would help build the FOB which will be completed by January 31 next year. “We have always relied on the Army during a crisis,” a Railway official said. The Army had strong operational expertise in the construction of roads…

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