Muzaffarnagar: Call it the foolhardiness of the local administration, nearly 3,600 litres of Amul milk packed in 300 crates are lying idle at the local Amul agency here, but the dealer is unable to distribute milk because his staff has no curfew passes.
On the other hand, several lakhs of people in Muzaffarnagar are facing severe shortage of milk for the last four days since Saturday, when curfew was suddenly imposed.
India TV reporter reached the Amul agency at Mahalaxmi Enclave on Jansath road here on Tuesday, but the distributor expressed his inability as the local officials have refused to give him permission. "If the administration permits, we can increase the supply of milk to the city", he said.
At the Muzaffarnagar railway station, all the platforms wear a deserted look, with not a single passenger ready to board incoming or outgoing trains. The Mumbai-Amritsar Golden Mail stood idle at the station waiting for commuters, but none appeared. On normal days, the platforms are packed to capacity.
Only one food stall was open at the railway station with some policemen purchasing food items.
At the usually bustling Muzaffarnagar roadways bus stand, roadways employees, particularly bus drivers were called in by officials as part of emergency measure, but the entire bus stand wore a completely deserted look.
On the court road inside Muzaffarnagar city, an Army Gypsy moved briskly, with Rapid Action Force jawans deployed at major intersections.
At Ground Zero locality Khalapar, where a Hindi news channel reporter was shot dead by snipers on Sunday, policemen were distributing milk among local residents. Hundreds of people stood in queues as policemen sold milk to the residents.
