Ranchi: Several trains were cancelled or
diverted on Saturday in the wake of 72-hour shutdown in Jharkhand
and nearby states beginning midnight today by Maoists.
Up and Down Palamau Express, Gomo passenger, Barwadih
passenger, Dehri-on-Sone passenger were cancelled on Central
Industrial Chord line, according to railway sources.
Ranchi-Delhi Rajdhani Express, Shaktipunj Express, UP
and Down Ranchi-Banaras passenger trains, Tata-Jammu-Tavi
Express and Gomo-Gaya passenger have been diverted through
Gomo-Gaya-Mughalsarai, the sources added.
The changes were made following Maoists bandh in eight
states to protest against the proposed 'Operation Green Hunt'
against them.
The 72-hour shutdown comes ahead of February 9 meeting
of chief ministers of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal
to be chaired by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram in Kolkata.
Sources said security has been tightened at strategic
points.
PTI
First Published: Sunday, February 07, 2010, 00:17