Millions of Mumbai commuters heaved a sigh of relief as suburban train drivers called off their strike, Tuesday evening. This came after Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil's intervention. A committee will be formed to decide on the demands of the motormen by June 15. It was also decided that no action will be taken against the 170 motormen who were detained earlier in the day and 20 dismissed motormen will be reinstated. The decision came at the end of a harrowing Tuesday for Mumbai with quiet offices, empty train stations, jam-packed roads. Eighty of the trains on the Central and Western lines were cancelled through the day. Between them, the two lines usually run 3300 trains on a normal day for more than 60 lakh commuters. The situation has now returned back to normalcy. <br/>
News On AIR | May 5, 2010 9:10 AM
Mumbai train drivers call off strike, commuters heave sigh of relief