Maharashtra
Mumbai Metro 2A Ridership 55% Less Than Planned; 35,88,870 Average Monthly Commuters

The monthly ridership for Mumbai Metro 2A (Dahisar- D N Nagar) line has been dropping this year compared to 2023, says the data provided by Maha Mumbai Metro Operations Ltd (MMMOL). The monthly ridership in April 2023 was 29,57,149 and in December 2023 had peaked to 39,13,633. But the ridership started dropping from January this year and in March 2024 the monthly ridership was 37,78,556.
Under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, activist Zoru Bhathena asked MMMOL the data on ‘expected ridership and actual monthly ridership’. The MMMOL in its reply mentioned that information on ‘expected ridership is not available’ and provided the actual monthly ridership for Metro 2A line from April 2023 to March 2024. As per the data, average monthly ridership on the Dahisar – D N Nagar (Andheri West) is 35,88,870.
Bhathena said, “Although the authority has not provided the expected number of monthly commuters, it is clearly mentioned in its Detailed Project Report (DPR) that ridership for first year of Metro 2A was planned at 2.7 lakh per day. It leads to 81 lakh monthly. However, the average monthly ridership now is around 36 lakh only, which is as much as 55 percent less.”
“Not only the monthly ridership has dropped this year, but overall, the usage is only 45 percent of planned for Dahisar- D N Nagar line. This route is very crucial for office goers and it is strange why the usage is not as expected,” Bhathena said.
The 18.6 km long Metro 2A connecting Dahisar to D N Nagar in Andheri was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in January 2023, along with 16.5 long Metro 7 connecting Andheri to Dahisar.
Maharashtra
Mumbai: 27-Year-Old Man Gets Stuck In Iron Fence At Mumbai Central Station While De-boarding Local Train From Wrong Side; Dies

Mumbai: A 27-year-old man died after his neck got stuck in the iron fencing while alighting a local train from the wrong side at a platform of the Mumbai Central railway station on Thursday morning, officials said.
About The Incident
The incident took place at around 9.45 am at the station located on the Western Railway network.
During the attempt to get down from the local train, the man’s neck got damaged after being stuck in the fencing, a railway police official said.
The man was found hanging at the iron fence with bleeding injuries, he said.
He was rushed to the Nair hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival, the official said, adding the postmortem was being conducted.
As per some passengers who were travelling on the same train and witnessed the incident, the man tried to get down from the opposite direction, which is the fencing area, he said.
During the attempt, his neck got stuck in the fence and was damaged, the official said.
Maharashtra
Abu Asim’s letter to the state chief minister and DGP, threatening Nanded Muslims not to sacrifice, demanding action against miscreants to ensure peace

In Nanded, Maharashtra, Bajrang Dal goons have threatened Muslims with weapons in the area so that Muslims do not sacrifice on Eid-ul-Adha, which is a threat to the state’s atmosphere and there is also a fear of communal violence. In such a situation, the police and administration should take strict action to maintain law and order and curb the miscreants because terrorism by Bajrang Dal goons is on the rise here.
To ensure law and order in the Degulur taluka of Dharmabad district of Nanded district of the state, state Chief Minister and Police Chief DGP have been demanded by MLA and Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi to take action against sectarians and miscreants. Azmi has made a serious allegation that Bajrang Dal workers are patrolling the Dharmabad area with weapons and are threatening Muslims and trying to intimidate and spoil the atmosphere so that they do not sacrifice on Eid-ul-Adha, and Hindu extremists have warned Muslims not to sacrifice. Abu Asim Azmi has also sent a letter to the Chief Minister and DGP, demanding immediate intervention from the administration in this matter.
He has said in the letter that a local from Dharmaabad, Sheikh Lal Ahmed, has informed him about the mischief of the miscreants. He has alleged that the miscreants of Bajrang Dal are instructing not to offer sacrifices on Eid-ul-Adha and are also threatening Muslims. He said that the terrorism of Bajrang Dal and RSS should be banned and action should be taken against those who spoil the environment so that peace and security is maintained in Dharmaabad on Eid-ul-Adha. Azmi has appealed that strict police security arrangements be made in Dharmaabad on Eid-ul-Adha so that social harmony is maintained and Muslims can celebrate their festival peacefully.
Maharashtra
Animal markets will remain open for sacrifice, Gauseva Aayog withdraws controversial order

Mumbai: The Mumbai GauSeva Ayog has withdrawn its controversial order to keep cattle markets closed from June 3 to June 8 until Eid-ul-Adha. It has only said that it should be ensured that there is no slaughter of prohibited animals during the sacrifice. After a meeting of Muslim representatives along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Chief Minister had issued an order to withdraw the circular, after which the Gau Seva Ayog has withdrawn its controversial circular and order. This circular had said that animal markets in all districts of the state should be closed till June 8 to prohibit cow slaughter on Eid-ul-Adha. Muslims opposed this and during the meeting of Muslim representatives, the Chief Minister had announced the withdrawal of this order. Therefore, the GauSeva Ayog has officially withdrawn the circular and instead issued a new circular, which has lifted the ban on animal markets. Along with this, strict implementation of the cow slaughter law has also been demanded.
The state government is responsible for implementing the cow slaughter law and the police and administration are ready for it, but after the GauSeva Aayog issued such a controversial circular, Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Rais Sheikh had declared it illegal and said that the circular issued is completely illegal and controversial, while the Aayog has no authority to issue orders, it can only make recommendations. In such a situation, after the order of the Chief Minister, now animal markets will continue during the sacrifice period and there is no ban on the market of buffaloes including goats, therefore Muslims have been appealed not to pay attention to rumors.
Deonar Slaughterhouse General Manager Kaleem Pathan also said that the Deonar Goat Market will continue and the order issued by the Gau Seva Aayog has been withdrawn, so the public should not pay attention to rumors about the Deonar Goat Market. He said that along with the facilities in the Goat Market in Deonar, arrangements have been made for the convenience of buyers. Along with stalls, other facilities are also available here. He said that more than 150,000 goats have arrived in the Deonar Goat Market and along with this, more than 80,000 goats are left.
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