Almost all of us, at some point of schooling, have learnt not to litter and respect our public property, but only a few seem to remember that a bin, not the entire city, is where you dump your trash. The forgetful citizens of Mumbai uncaringly toss their garbage on the roads, in the sea, trains and on the tracks.

This carelessness led to a mishap recently; a goods train derailed because the track on the Kurla-Trombay line was covered in garbage heap. The incident took place on Tuesday midnight and disrupted the services on the CR's Harbour Line, stranding scores of commuters in locals and on stations. But, we must not forget that in a different scenario, this could have been fatal. One can only guess what would have happened if a passenger train, which runs at almost double the speed of a freight train, was on the littered tracks that night.