MATUNGA: 12th July 2006 -- The Provincial Social
Communications Policy, one of the best examples of such a policy in
operation at Province level, has swung into action in the wake of
yesterday's train bombings. The Bosco Information Service (BIS),
incoporated into the policy for Mumbai province, has the following to
say - extracting other more general information that can be found in
daily news reports:
"The blasts took place in a span of 30 minutes, between 6 pm and
6.30 pm, in first class compartments of suburban trains on the western
line between Matunga and Mira Road.. The blasts occurred at Matunga,
Mahim, Bandra, Khar, Borivili, Jogeshwari and Mira Road railway
stations....This is the line that is frequented by many of the
Salesians and those working and studying in our institutions.
Fortunately no Salesian was affected by last evening's blast. There are
no reports of casualties from our Salesian institutions in Mumbai. All
our institutions are functioning normally. According to the Mumbai
Police, 190 people are dead and another 625 injured. All schools
and colleges are open and the city is limping back to normalcy,
indicating that the situation in the city is well under control".
It is good to know that some degree of normality has
been quickly resumed, but with the Provincial Centre and so many
Salesian works strung along the line, and given the extreme death and
injury toll, the situation must be deeply affecting the Salesian Family
there at many levels. Readers are invited to express their
thoughts via Boscowiki.
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