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Safety our prime focus: GM Northern Railways
Holds review meeting with departmental heads, DRMs
9/14/2021 11:18:26 PM
Agencies

New Delhi, Sept 14: General Manager Northern Railway, Ashutosh Gangal, on Tuessday held a safety review meeting with the departmental heads of Northern Railway and with DRMs through video conferencing, a statement said.
It said that amongst many issues deliberations were held on safety on tracks, enhancement of speed, freight, punctuality and train operations.
Gangal, according to the statement, instructed that works of passenger amenities like provision of escalators, lifts, washable aprons, improvement in station building, circulating areas etc. should be given priority and must be completed in a stipulated time frame. “Safety is the prime focus over Railways,” he said.
The General Manager emphasized on improving the maintenance standards of tracks, level crossings and construction of boundary wall along the track in high speed sections.
He also advised to make efforts to clear encroachment near the railway tracks to ensure safety. On improving the infrastructure the GM said that greater focus should be laid on the level crossings. “These crossings should be revamped and road surfaces be improved. Moreover the road users should be sensitized not to cross the lines when the LC gates are closed,” Gangal said.
He said that there are many spots which witness heavy rainfall and sometimes this poses great difficulty in train operations over stretches where water gets collected over the tracks. “Northern Railway continuously monitors the water logging and makes all efforts in clearing the tracks by pressing in additional pumps for water evacuation and clearing the green vegetation pop up around tracks after rains,” the General Manager said.
“Moreover, the local rain fed rivers and drains are in spate which cause flooding in the embankments of the rail lines compounding the problem of train movement,” Gangal said.
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