Arun Kumar Jain, General Manager, South Central Railway, held a review meeting on safety of train operations in the zone on Monday 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 Divisions participated through video conference.
During the review meeting, Arun Kumar Jain focused on enhancing supervision of freight trains and conducting frequent field inspections to ensure compliance of worksite safety requirements without fail. He reiterated that field level staff at goods sheds and sidings should be sensitised frequently on all aspects of safety. He also reviewed the status of refreshers courses, regular training and counselling sessions being imparted to safety category staff, including loco pilots and assistant loco pilots.
Arun Kumar Jain also held a detailed review on the status of various developmental projects targeted for completion this year including doubling, triple lines, electrification and station redevelopment works across the zone. He advised the officials to strictly monitor all the infrastructure projects by ensuring proper planning and execution of works so as to complete the projects by targeted date without fail.
