Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 1: Ashutosh Gangal, General Manager Northern Railway held a review meeting with the departmental heads and DRMs of Northern Railway.
Deliberations were held on keeping focus on passenger amenities at stations like extension of platforms, increase of level of platforms, washable aprons, provision of 2nd entry, foot over bridges, escalators, lifts facilities for Divayangjans, improvement of station building including façade etc. He also reviews the progress of mobility enhancement, developmental infrastructure works, freight loading and safety on tracks.
Apart from performance review the General Manager also presented Safety Awards to 5 vigilant employees for their contribution towards maintain high standards for safety and security of passengers and railway property. General Manager also released a Safety Booklet on this occasion.
Gangal also informed that, for achieving optimum utilization of rolling stock in freight movement Northern railway runs 1105 CRACK trains (between 14.07.2022 to 20.07.2022) and more such trains will be operated. He emphasized on better crew management and utilization of man power.
He instructed to maintained good record of punctuality of trains and expedites the works related with mobility enhancement and conducting drives to check the progress. He reviewed the work done over the zone in improving the maintenance standard of track, welds and removal of scrap lying near the tracks. The GM also took stock of the tree cutting activity and removal of vegetation alongside the tracks.
Gangal emphasized upon minimizing the human failure in train operation, extensive monitoring of rail fractures and rail welds and said no error should be left. He asked the officers should enhance their inspection to assess the progress of works as well as train operations.
He also informed that, loading of food grains and other items have steadily increased with every passing month.
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