Arun Kumar Jain discussed the safety precautions to be followed at all the crossings and points on tracks over the zone and instructed the officials to conduct safety drives by involving all the safety related staff

Metro India News | Hyderabad 

South Central Railway (SCR) General Manager Arun Kumar Jain conducted a detailed review meeting on safety of train operations at Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad on Friday and advised the officials to conduct surprise checks on track maintenance and counsel the staff about the safety procedures.

Neeraj Agrawal, Additional General Manager, SCR also participated in the meeting along with all the Principal heads of departments. Divisional Railway Manager’s (DRMs) of all six divisions that are Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Guntakal, Guntur and Nanded joined the review meeting through video conference.

The General Manager reviewed the safety of train operations over the zone. He also advised the officials to strictly monitor the punctuality of the trains. The General Manager instructed to ensure compliance of all safety guidelines such as proper lighting and sign boards at construction sites across the zone.

Arun Kumar Jain discussed the safety precautions to be followed at all the crossings and points on tracks over the zone and instructed the officials to conduct safety drives by involving all the safety related staff.

He instructed them to take precautions while shunting to avoid minor incidents at yards. Officials briefed on the availability of safety items such as smoke detectors in AC coaches, fire extinguishers and train approach warning equipment to track maintainers and S&T equipment.

He instructed officials to have proactive action plans to keep sufficient stocks of all safety related and essential equipment to overcome exigency situations.

During the meeting, Arun Kumar Jain released a booklet on ‘Pioneering Progress’ - Innovations by South Central Railway. He stated that the booklet highlights innovations made and implemented by various departments and divisions of the zone. 

These innovations have helped to streamline operations, enhanced efficiency and set new standards of performance over the zone, he stated. The booklet will provide detailed information on utilization of the innovations to be implemented in day to day working on Indian Railways and South Central Railway.