WR to run winter specials
The Western Railway will run eight special trains between Mumbai Central and Hazrat Nizamuddin and two between Mumbai Central and Ahmedabad from December 23. 951 Dn Hazrat Nizamuddin will leave Mumbai Central at 14.00 hours and reach Hazrat Nizamuddin the next day at 14.15 hours. It will leave Mumbai Central on December 23, 26, 30 and January 2, 1999. 952 up train will leave Hazrat Nizamuddin at 23.50 hours and reach Mumbai Central the next day at 22.35 hours. It will leave Hazrat Nizamuddin on December 24, 27, 31 and January 3, 1999.
These trains will have 11 second class sleeper coaches and two general second class compartments. Reservations will commence from December 18. 941 Dn for Ahmedabad will leave Mumbai Central at 6.25 hours on December 25 and reach Ahmedabad at 13.30 hours the same day. While the 942 up will leave Ahmedabad at 14.30 hours on December 25 and reach Mumbai Central at 21.40 hours the same day. These specials will have 14 general second classunreserved compartments.
Centre no8217; to park plan
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has refused to grant approval to the state government to carve out 320 acres of land for re-settlement of encroachers at the very site encroached upon by them at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivli.