madurai with inadequate lighting facility at the newlycreated bus bay in front of the busy madurai junction railway station both passengers and public come under threat from antisocial elements public have urged the officials concerned to come forward to increase the lighting facilitythe bus bay was created by the madurai railway division in the circulating area in front of the terminal there are three high mast lights in front of the terminal but the lighting from them does not reach up to the bus bay due to the presence of large sized trees apart from locals a large number of tourists from other states visit madurai by trains but their safety is at stake say users venkateshwaran g a regular commuter from anupanadi said the place is turning notorious during midnights when the presence of other public and police personnel comes down passengers are sceptical about their safety at night due to the poor lightning we have come across instances of robbery and thefts in the locality in the past authorities have to take action before something untoward happens he saidb kamalesh a passenger from bihar said that apart from lighting seating arrangement also needs to be improved at the bus bay in the absence of seats passengers are forced to sit on the concrete floor while waiting for the bus he saida police officer said that lighting is crucial in crime prevention and detection even if crimes like snatching takes place it would be difficult to identify the culprits there are a large number of cctv cameras available in the shops in front of the railway terminal but they too would render useless if the lighting is not improved he said