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उत्‍तर मध्‍य रेलवे

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उत्‍तर मध्‍य रेलवे,प्रयागराज

पत्रांक: 11पीआर/11/2021         प्रेस विज्ञप्तिदिनांक: 25.11.2021

Grand Welcome to Swarnim Vijay Mashal o­n arrival to NCR Hq

As part of commemorative events of 50 years of Indian victory in 1971 Indo-Pak war, Swarnim Vijay Mashal, which was lit up by Hon’ble Prime Minister o­n Vijay Diwas(16 December) 2020 at National War Memorial New Delhi reached at North Central Railway Headquarters today. The Mashaal was brought to the NCR Headquarters by a contingent of Armed Forces in a well decorated gypsy. Sportspersons of NCR and Bharat Scouts and Guides welcomed the Mashaal with waving of tricolors in their hands as it travels to reach the sprawling lawns of NCR Headquarter where the main function was to be organized in the lap of the National Flag flying 100 feet high in the sky. As the Mashaal alighted the vehicle, it was escorted by the army Bagpiper towards the saluting base. RPF parade led by Parade Commander Yogesh Rana gave Guard of Honor to the Swarnim Vijay Mashaal. The Mashaal was handed over to the General Manager NCR Shri Pramod Kumar by Brig. Ajay Pasbola, Station Commander and DyGOC, Purva UP& MP Sub area. A symbol of courage and prowess, the Mashaal was installed at the saluting base by the General Manager, assisted by Shri Ravinder Verma, IG/RPF/NCR, as the guard gave general salute to the Mashaal. The salute was followed by the National Anthem.

General Manager paid tribute to the gallant action of our brave soldiers in the Indo-Pak war of 1971 and recalled the contribution of Indian Railways in troop mobilization. Shri Kumar took pride in informing that Indian Railways ran well over 2000 special trains for movement of defense forces and equipment during the war and 800 special trains were ran after the end of conflict to move prisoners of war and refugees.

GM NCR specifically mentioned the contribution of 1033 Railways Engineers Territorial Army commanded by Lt. Col. M.L.Khanna, whose 1000 railwaymen turned armymen TA battalion, was called upon to activate and then operate the work of 40 km rail line of the Pakistan Railways in the middle of Thar Desert that straddles the two countries at that point. The task acquired great urgency as our advancing troops were left with meagre rations of food, water and ammunition. The task was completed in a day and in the bombings that were encountered during the operation as the unit advanced, the locomotive driver Shri Durga Shankar sustained burn injuries and offered to drive with his elbows. The locopilot was decorated with the Veer Chakra while the unit was awarded with two Vishishth Sewa Medals.

General Manager also recalled the speedy work done by Indian Railways in restoration of communications and Railways at the end of war in the newly developed nation, Bangladesh.

GM informed about the various activities being undertaken by NCR in coordination with Indian Defence Forces and assured the officers of defense forces that NCR is ready to respond to the call of nation whenever need arises.

Following the speech by the General Manager, RPF Band displayed its skills by playing the tunes of patriotic songs which received wide accolades.

The Mashaal was then handed over to the sportspersons of NCR by the General Manager who later handed it over to the RPF for final handing back to the Army.

Live Commentary of the event was done by Ms. Krishna Tiwari, Secretary, Scouts and Guides NCR while the proceedings were conducted by CPRO Shivam Sharma. The function was broadcasted live o­n YouTube with live streaming at various stations of NCR.

SrDSC/RPF/PRYJ Shri Manoj Singh coordinated the entire event with the defense forces.

The function was attended by the officers from Defense Forces, senior officers of North Central Railway, DRM/Prayagraj andthe officers from 970 Railway Territorial Army, Jhansi.

              दक्षिण पश्चिम रेलवे / SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY                प्रेस विज्ञप्ति / Press Release No. 403 Dt: 02.11.2021

21^STZRUCC MEETING CONDUCTED BY SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY

The first meeting of the Zonal Rail Users Consultation Committee o­n South Western Railway for the term from 01.02.2021 to 31.01.2023 was held o­n 2.11.2021 at Railway Officers Club, Hubballi. The meeting was chaired by General Manager of South Western Railway Shri Sanjeev Kishore.

The meeting is convened for better representation of railway users and for consultation between Railway Administration and users o­n matters relating to the services provided by Railways.  In today’s meeting Issues and concerns pertaining to passenger amenities. train service and Infrastructure Development were discussed in detail.

            General Manager Shri. Sanjeev Kishore assured the members of earnest efforts and commitment to address the public concerns.  Shri. Kishore said that South Western Railway is o­n a mission of ‘Infrastructure Capacity Enhancement’. Our Railway team is committed to address every issue with concern. We have deep rooted commitment to Infrastructure Development which has tremendous economic and developmental implications. Members were also briefed that all out efforts are being made to introduce the Vande Bharath Express Service from Hubballi.

Shri Nilesh Cabral, Hon’ble Minister for Power, Law and Judiciary, Environment & Climate Change and Non-Conventional Energy and 23 members representing Chambers of Commerce, Passenger associations, consumer protection organization, physically challenged associations and special interest representatives from Railway board participated in the meeting.

The list of members who attended the meeting is as under:

1.Shri Nilesh Cabral, Hon’ble Minister for Power, Law and Judiciary, Environment &Climate Change and Non-Conventional Energy (Curchorem) Govt. of Goa

2. Shri Mahendra H. Ladhad, Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and               Industry, Hubballi

3.Shri G. K. Adappagoudar, Gadag District Railway Users Association,        Gadag

4.Shri Sha Rathan Chand, Hospet Chamber of Commerce and                       Industry, Hospet

5.Shri SiddarthBohara, Dharwad District Consumer Protection                     Organisation,  Dharwad.

6.Shri Babulal G. Jain, GM’s Nominee

7.Shri Mahendra H. Singhi, Mahaveer  Limb Centre

8.Shri H. S. Lingaraju, Special Interest – Railway Board

9.Shri Arun Kumar Hudali, Special Interest – Railway Board

10.Shri Ravindra Kumar L , Special Interest – Railway Board

11.Shri Bharat Kumar Jain, Special Interest – Railway Board

12.Shri M. Babu Rao,  Special Interest – Railway Board

13. Shri Akhilaanand  S., Special Interest – Railway Board

14.Shri Venkat Dambekodi , Special Interest – Railway Board

15.Shri MahanteshMamadapur,Special Interest – Railway Board

16.Shri Deepak Arun Chavan,Special Interest – Railway Board

17.Shri ChidanandChalavadi ,Special Interest – Railway Board

18.Shri G. S. Sampat Kumar,Special Interest – Railway Board

19.Shri K. Sudhakar Reddy,Special Interest – Railway Board

20.Shri Balachandra H. S,Special Interest – Railway Board

21.Shri S. P. Niranjan, Special Interest – Railway Board

22.Shri K. V. Sidda Raju,Special Interest – Railway Board

23.Shri Jagdish KatihallySingrigowda, Special Interest – Railway Board

24.Shri Davalsab H.  Pailwan Special Interest – Railway Board

 Following is the list of Principal Officers of South Western Railway who attended the meeting:

1.Shri Sanjeev Kishore   General Manager

2.Shri P. K. Mishra      Additional General Manager

3.Shri P. Ravi Kumar    Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer

4.Shri Hari Shankar Verma, Principal Chief Operations Manager

5.Shri Desh Ratan Gupta, Chief Administrative Officer, Construction

6.Shri Manoj Mahajan, Principal Chief Electrical Engineer

7.Shri Anil Pavitran, Principal Chief Commercial Manager

8.Shri Vijay Khatarkar, Chief Security Commissioner/RPF

9.Shri Prem Narayan, Chief Engineer Construction-I

10.Shri T V Bhushan,  Chief Engineer Construction-II

11.Shri Mahesh Kumar, Chief Engineer (G)

12.Shri Vijay Kumar Maurya,Chief Engineer (Works)

13.Shri P Rajalingam Basu ,Chief Passenger Traffic Manager

14.Shri P K Kshatriya,Chief Project Manager (RVNL)

15.Shri Ashish Pandey, Dy. General Manager (G)

16. Shri Santosh Hegde, Secretary to GM

17. Aneesh Hegde,Chief Public Relations Officer

                                                                                      Aneesh Hegde

                                                                                        Chief Public Relations Officer