Thiruvananthapuram : Railway Chief Controller faces heat for letting a packed Venad Expresse pass during trial run of Vande Bharat. Sent on suspension for being reasonable is : Thiruvananthapuram Divisional Chief Controller BL Kumar.
The reprehension comes for causing Vande Bharat a mere 2-minute delay. Yesterday, the Chief Controller at Thiruvananthapuram who controls train traffic was on duty between 6 pm evening and 12 at midnight – the time window during which a heavily packed Venad was scheduled to pass.
When Venad was signaled green to go, Vande Bharat halted for just 2 minutes on track, hence the suspension, said employees union. Vande Bharat conducted its run after freezing all other trains on tracks. To prove Vande Bhara status as a high speed train, all other trains were ground to halt.
