Toughest decisions need to be taken in first 6 months to 1 year, else forget changing anything. When he was appointed in late 2014 and got familiar with the workings in early 2015, it was the right time to hike fare and cancel low patronage weeklies and de-congest the routes. But he never seized the opportunity. Media was on his side when he presented his maiden budget with no new trains. But being carried away with all hype and twitter publicity has done him in. Things are worse and will worsen further.