Railways working to tackle rodent menace at Delhi stations
Plagued with the problem of rats at stations and in coaches, Northern Railway has roped in a pest control agency to tackle the menace. While it will cost Rs 64,000 per month to make in New Delhi station rodent free, for Old Delhi and Nizamuddin stations, the pest control agency is charging Rs 38,000 and Rs 29,000 per month respectively. The rodent control treatment is going on in all major depots of the division, said the official. "There are stray cases, at times, when the rats sneak into the station yard premises from nearby grain shops in Sadar Bazar area around New Delhi station," the official said. |