the terror attacks , it was clear , had blasted a hole in the dam holding back chennai ' s reservoir of fears . while the protests looked to be moving to a trauma that had left at least 164 people missing and 308 injured , they were really exhaust the frustrations of having to struggle with life in a country with an endowment so stretched that simply got to jobs and school is an issue . at peak day , the commuter tracks - which carry six million children each daily - are packed with up to 5 , 000 passengers , even though they ' re building for 1 , 800 .
The Mumbai attacks claimed at least 164 lives.