Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Sending right signals” (February 26). In view of the upcoming elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu has cleverly decided not to raise passenger fares and freight rates. However, the biggest challenge that Indian Railways faces is the mobilisation of resources to fund expansion and modernisation.
The proposal to sell land to prevent encroachment and increase revenue through advertisements are steps in the right direction. But how about disposing off steel and iron scrap that is lying across the country near rail lines in the form of old carriages, wagons, engines, poles, dismantled bridges, etcIJ