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Central Railway Safety Staff given Annual Safety Award

Shri Alok Singh, Principal Chief Safety Officer, Central Railway gave away the Annual Safety Awards to deserving railway employees for their outstanding and exemplary efforts in improving safety during the year 2021-22 at a function held at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus auditorium o­n 22.6.2022.

The awardees included 89 individual and 6 group of safety categories selected from different steams of railway working viz. Loco Pilots, Pointsman, Trackman, Station Master, Safety Counsellors etc.

Congratulating the awardees, the Principal Chief Safety Officer in his address exhorted the staff to be alert and follow the safety rules meticulously for safe train operations and avoid unusual incidents/accidents of any nature to achieve the target of zero accident in Central Railway.

Earlier, the Principal Chief Safety Officer gave an auspicious start to the function by lighting the lamp. Deputy Chief Safety Officers also spoke o­n different issues pertaining to safety. Sr. Divisional Safety Officers of all divisions and other Senior Officers were also present.

All Covid protocols were followed during the event.

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Date: June, 22, 2022

PR No.2022/06/51

This press release is issued by the Public Relations Department, Central Railway, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai.

Measures taken up by SCR

Due to agitation at Secunderabad Railway Station today i.e., 17th June, 2022 against the recently announced Agnipath Recruitment Scheme in Armed Forces, several passenger train services were affected due the protests, apart from the damage to railway property.

Shri Arun Kumar Jain, General Manager (In-charge), SCR immediately oversaw the restoration works for the immediate resumption of train services from the Station. He directed the officials to be o­n high alert and depute additional man power and facilitate stranded passengers. He instructed Security officials to deploy additional force and maintain constant vigil at the railway stations.

South Central Railway immediately swung into the action and steps taken to provide facilities to the stranded passengers such as:

Ø Several incoming Trains to Secunderabad were regulated / short terminated during the agitation time at nearby Saudis stations like Cherlapalli, Moula-Ali, etc. Railway stations in the vicinity of Secunderabad.

Ø Additional Railway Protection Force (RPF) & Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel & Local Police were deployed at Secunderabad Railway Station and also at all important junctions over the jurisdiction.

Ø Food & Water provided to stranded passengers at stations where trains were regulated.

Ø Helpline number’s has been set up at Secunderabad, Vijayawada Stations to assist the rail users with updated train running information.

Ø 28 Mail / Express Trains Cancelled; 70 MMTS; 08 Trains Diverted; 19 Partially Cancelled and 02 Express Trains Change in Terminal Stations as o­n 20.00 hrs.

Ø Frequent announcements through PA system at stations; dissemination of information through SMS to bonafied passengers; Print, Electronic from time to time.

Ø Extensive information dissemination o­n disruption of train services was posted o­n South Central Railway Website, Twitter, Facebook, Koo & Instagram from time to time.

Ø Additional Counters were set up for refund of ticket charges to passengers for cancelled trains and for passengers not willing to opt for alternate arrangements such as change in departure terminal station.