South Central Railway to strengthen patrolling at vulnerable sections

HYDERABAD: Arun Kumar Jain, General Manager (In-charge), South Central Railway, on Monday conducted a detailed review meeting here on monsoon preparedness in view of heavy rains across the zone. The meeting was held at Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad, along with principal heads of departments. Divisional Railway Managers (DRMs) of all the six divisions -- Vijayawada, Guntakal, Guntur, Secunderabad, Hyderabad and Nanded -- also participated in the meeting through web conference.

Arun Kumar Jain, on this occasion, stressed that the Railway Ministry had taken seriously the monsoon preparedness to ensure the safety of the trains and seamless transportation of goods. He instructed officials to strengthen patrolling at all identified vulnerable sections such as tracks, bridges and locations with heavy rainfall to prevent unsafe conditions.

The GM in-charge also directed the officials concerned to ensure cleaning and maintenance of side water drains, catch water drains and waterways to avoid flooding of tracks and ensure smooth running of trains.

He also reviewed the punctuality of the zone with all the DRMs and observed that the average speeds of the freight trains had reduced due to heavy rainfall. He advised the DRMs to monitor the situation and devise action plan to improve the average speeds of the freight trains so as to reach the destinations in a stipulated time.