·Enhanced Crowd Management and Safety Measures during Festive Season
·Emphasis on Intensified Cleanliness and Sanitation Drives
·Focus on Improving Infrastructure
Shri AshokKumar Verma, General Manager, Northern Railway, today convened a performance review meeting with the departmental heads of Northern Railway and DRMs at Baroda House. He said that as the festive season unfolds, Northern Railway has embarked on an ambitious journey to provide unparalleled travel experiences. This year, 3050 trips of trains shall be operated which is an increase of 181%. Apart from special trains, extra coaches are being augmented in trains to generate more capacity for travel. In this review meeting, he emphasized on strategic crowd control measures at major stations, Increase in personnel deployment for smooth passenger flow and real-time monitoring and emergency response systems.
He stressed the importance of intensified cleanliness and sanitation drives. The enhanced cleanliness measures include frequent disinfection, cleaning of restroom & waiting area and proper waste management.
The GM took stock of the works being undertaken to remove bottle necks to enhance speed of trains, elimination of level crossings, doubling, electrification, construction of ROBs and RUBs were some of the points touched upon. He called upon the concerned departments to expedite the processes. He also advised to maintain an adequate stock pile of materials needed for repair and maintenance of assets along with timely disposal of scrap.
Northern Railway is committed to provide safe, smooth and efficient services to its customers.
