GS4 · UPSC Mains
You are the Superintendent of Police of a city where a large slum has developed in recent decades on the property of Indian Railways. The Indian Railways has prepared a plan for expansion of the city railway station for which they want to get the slums demolished. They have requested the assistance of local police for the same, however, the people residing in those slums have responded angrily to this step and have occupied the railway tracks, resisting any action by the officials. Slum dwellers are asking for a suitable rehabilitation, citing that the city is under the grip of a cold wave as the month of December is in progress. This has not only halted the railway traffic on the route causing immense hardships to railway passengers but also posing risk of violence between slum-dwellers and the police. Given the situation (a) Identify various issues involved in the case along with different stakeholders. (b) What course of action would you follow to end this situation of confrontation and resume normal functioning of the Railways?
GS4 · Case studies on the above issues
| Topper | Rank | Source | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penkeesu Dheeraj Reddy | — | VisionIAS | p.44 |
| Shraddha Gome | — | VisionIAS | p.52 |
| Roshan Meena | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Kriti Joshi | — | VisionIAS | p.44 |
| Tanuj Pathak | — | VisionIAS | p.53 |
| Aishwarya Verma | — | Vision | p.44 |
| Gamini Singla | — | Vision | p.285 |
| Diksha Joshi | — | Vision | p.44 |