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KANPUR: The city traders and locals under the banner of Akhil Bhartiya Udyog Vyapar Mandal once again raised their protest against the Anwarganj-Mandhana railway line that divides the city into two halves. It would be relevant to mention that as many as 19 railway crossings fall on the Anwarganj-Mandhana rail route out of, which railway crossing at Jarib Chowki, Coca-Cola, Gumti, Rawatpur, Geeta Nagar and Kalyanpur are the important ones.The city traders from different markets reached Gumti crossing demanding for the scrapping of the Anwarganj-Mandhana railway line. They said that the railway line has become cause of major jams in the city.The traders demanded that the Anwarganj should be connected with Panki railway station and Panki with Mandhana. They said that this would connect the three railway stations and give a better connectivity to the people of the city.Gyanesh Mishra, General Secretary, Akhil Bhartiya Udyog Vyapar Mandal who was sprearheading the protest said that the agitation with a demand for removal of the railway line would continue till the needful is not done.Importantly, what worries the traders is the permanent jam situation in the markets that lie adjacent to the Anwarganj-Mandhana railway track and a heavy loss of trade due to reluctance of city folks in coming to these markets-especially in Gumti, 80-feet road, Jarib Chowki, Rawatpur, Kalyanpur.Kamal Ahuja, a local medical store owner in Gumti market while protesting said that the traders have been demanding for the scrapping off the railway line for past two years but nothing has been done by the government.