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No. 11PR/05/2020Press ReleaseDate: 25.06.20

Ministry of Railways reviews progress of ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ being implemented in 116 districts in 6 states

North Central Railway identified 74 works under MGNREGS to generate 4.31 lakhs mandays of employment opportunity for migrants and others

Identified works under MGNREGS worth Rs.862.23 lakhs are spread over 21districts of UP, 04 districts of MP and o­ne district of Rajasthan

Inaugurated by Hon'ble PM o­n 20th June, Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan is in operation in 116 identified districts of six states i.e., Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa & Jharkhand.

Ministry of Railways o­n 24th June 2020 had reviewed the progress of Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan with Zonal Railways and Railway PSUs through video conference meeting. In this review meeting held by Chairman railway board Sri Vinod Kumar Yadav with General Managers (GMs) and Divisional Railway Mangers (DRMs) and Managing Directors (MDs) of PSUs regarding the progress of Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan , General Manager NCR & NR Sri Rajiv Chaudhry participated through video link.

It may be noted that Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched a massive employment -cum- rural public works campaign named Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan to empower and provide livelihood opportunities in areas/ villages witnessing large number of returnee migrant workers affected by the devastating COVID-19 o­n 20th June 2020.

Besides providing contractual work opportunity to labourers in various o­ngoing infrastructure and other works over its jurisdiction, North Central Railway has also identified no. of railway works which can be executed through MGNREGS. The works are related to (i) construction and maintenance of approach roads for level crossings, (ii) development & cleaning of silted waterways, trenches and drains along the track, (iii) construction and maintenance of approach road to railway stations, (iv) repair and widening of existing railway embankments / cuttings, (v) plantation of trees at extreme boundary of railway land and (vi) protection works of existing embankments/ cuttings/bridges.

In above categories, North Central Railway has identified a list of 74 works worth 862.23 lakhs proposed for execution under MGNREGS scheme with potential of providing work opportunityequivalent to 431115 mandays. Of total identified works 05 are already sanctioned and work is likely to start early and 69 are being processed for sanction under the scheme.Theseidentified works for execution through MGNREGSare spread over21 districts ofUttar Pardesh , 04 districts of Madhya Pradesh&01 district of Rajasthan.

प्रेस विज्ञप्ति/ Press Release No. 146  Dt: 22.06.2020

HUBBALLI DIVISION GETS READY FOR MONSOON

To ensure proper working of Signal & Telecommunication gears for uninterrupted and safe movement of trains, Hubballi Division has  carried out intensive maintenance and inspections of  S & T installations.   Both Loco pilots and Guards have been provided with Walkie-Talkie sets along with spare battery and all stations of Hubballi Division are equipped with 25 Watt VHF base station.  This enables wireless communication between the train crew and station master especially during monsoon season. 

Emergency Communication Sockets have been provided at every 1 KM along the track which enables the patrolmen, watchmen, loco pilots, guards and other field maintenance staff to contact station master and control office during breaches, track washouts and any other emergencies.  Accident Relief Trains (ART) are available at five locations over Hubballi Division i.e., at Hubballi, Castle Rock, Hosapete, Vijayapura and Vasco Da Gama and vital communication equipment including satellite phones are available in all ARTs for emergency communication like during rain and floods.

All signal aspects have been provided with integrated type LED aspect for better visibility of signals during rain.  Proper earthing & lightning protections are provided to ensure round the clock working of S & T gears and reduce impact of lightning.  During monsoon, power supply failure is more in rural areas.  Therefore Integrated Power Supply system has been installed and its proper working is ensured for uninterrupted/reliable working of signaling installations.  All Signal & Telecommunication cables have been tested thoroughly at stations/block sections.  

                                                                                           Chief Public Relations Officer

                                                                              South Western Railway, Hubballi