Sachin Tendulkar sanctions Rs 2 crore from MP fund for Mumbai FOB work

Cricket icon and Rajya Sabha member Sachin Tendulkar has sanctioned Rs 2 crore from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) fund for revamp of rail foot overbridges in Mumbai in the backdrop of the Elphinstone Road station stampede.Sachin Tendulkar. Pic/AFPOn September 29, 23 people were killed in the rush-hour stampede on a narrow foot overbridge (FOBs) linking Elphinstone Road and Parel suburban stations during heavy rain.Tendulkar, in a letter to Railway Minister Piyu