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*ShriSatish Kumar takes over the charge of General Manager North Central Railway*

Providing facilities to Passenger and work for continuous improvement in passenger travel experience and capacity augmentation for quantum jump in handling traffic should be our priority: Satish Kumar

ShriSatish Kumar took over the charge of General Manager/ North Central Railway. Today o­n his arrival at Prayagraj o­n date-08.11.2022, ShriSatish Kumar addressed the meeting of officers at NCR headquarter office. All PHODs, senior officers of NCR were present in the meeting and DRMs of all the three divisions along with branch officers joined through video conferencing.

ShriSatish Kumar is B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from MNIT Jaipur and holds PG Diploma in Operation Management and PGCCL (Cyber Law) from IGNOU.

He is from 1986 batch of Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers. He joined Railways in March, 1988 and has a rich experience of 34 years of working o­n Indian Railways.

He worked o­n Jhansi Division of erstwhile Central Railway and BLW (Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi), NER, Gorkahpur, Patiala Locomotive Works. He was trained in Total Quality Management, under UNDP programme in 1996 and handled many project in his career. He has made special contribution in improvement of Fog Safe Device which has proven to be very instrumental in safe train operations during Foggy period,

He also worked as Divisional Railway Manager, Lucknow Division o­n Northern Railway from April,2017 to April,2019. A large nos. of infrastructural works were accomplished during his tenure as DRM/Lucknow. His works during Kumbh, 2019 was also appreciated by all levels which was a mammoth task and was successfully accomplished by his Lucknow Division team.

Before joining GM/NCR, he worked as Senior Dy. General Manager& Chief Vigilance Officer o­n North Western Railway Jaipur.

During the meeting while addressing the officer he said that his priorities will be providing facilities to passenger and work for continuous improvement in passenger travel experience and capacity augmentation for quantum jump in handling traffic.

HON’BLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR RAILWAYS INAUGURATED SEVERAL PROJECTS FOR INCREASING INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITIES & ENHANCING PASSENGER AMENITIES

Newly constructed Road Over Bridges at Palanpur – Umardashi, Unjha - Bhandu Motidhau section & Twin Road Over Bridge (No.1) at Palanpur station

Pedestrian Subway at Palanpur Yard

Photo caption: In the 1^st photo, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways & Textiles, Smt. Darshana Jardosh is addressing the gathering. In the 2^nd photo, Hon’ble MoSR alongwith other dignitaries is seen unveiling the plaque while in the 3^rdphoto, Hon’ble MoSR is seen inaugurating the Road over Bridge at Bhandu. In the last photo, Hon’ble MoSR is seen interacting with the media representatives.

Smt. Darshana Jardosh – Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways & Textiles inaugurated various infrastructural projects pertaining to safety and enhancing convenience through speedier connectivity at a function held at Unjha station o­n 13th May, 2022. Shri Purnesh Modi - Hon’ble Minister of Road and Building, Transport, Civil Aviation, Tourism & Pilgrimage Development, Govt. of Gujarat; Shri Nitinbhai Patel – Hon’ble Ex Deputy Chief Minister, Govt. of Gujarat; Hon’ble MPs - Smt Shardaben Patel,Shri Bharatsinhji Dabhi, Shri Parbatbhai, Shri Jugalsinh Lokhandwala, Shri Dineshchandra Anavadiya and Hon’ble MLAs – Shri Ramanbhai Patel, Shri Ajmalji Thakor & Shri Karshanbhai Solanki, other distinguished guests including Shri Tarun Jain – Divisional Railway Manager of Ahmedabad Division of WR and senior railway officers were also present.

According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, in a major boost to enhancing safety, speed & increasing the mobility, Hon’ble MoSR Smt. Darshana Jardosh inaugurated several Road over Bridges - the newly constructed Road Over Bridges at Palanpur – Umardashi, Unjha - Bhandu Motidhau section & Twin Road Over Bridge (No.1) at Palanpur station and also a Pedestrian Subway at Palanpur Yard in Ahmedabad Division. In her address, Hon’ble MoSR shared her vision for Indian Railways in general as well as for Western Railway and welcomed the new & positive changes that Railways is bringing to the region. She emphasized that these public welfare projects will increase safety & security of passengers and will also bring about ease in commuting and comfort to all stakeholders.

Shri Thakur further stated that the new Road over Bridges have been constructed in lieu of Level Crossings (LC No. 170, 206, 208B) while a Twin ROB (No.1) has been constructed at Palanpur yard. The ROBs have been constructed at a cost of Rs. 148.77 crores o­n cost sharing basis with Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) and also with State Government (in case of ROB in lieu of 208B). These projects have a direct impact o­n enhancing the safety & increasing the speed of trains as well as maintaining punctuality of rail traffic. The ROBs provides a smooth & safer alternative for vehicular movement thus reducing congestion. It also provides better connectivity for people from Bhandu, Visnagar, Jetal Vasna, Esbipura, Palanpur, etc. with Highway. Also, a new pedestrian subway has been constructed by DFFCIL at Palanpur station at a cost of Rs. 3.5 crores. The subway consists of ramps o­n both ends & will facilitate easy and safe movement of pedestrians, including Divyangjans.

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