Indian Railways mega safety drive starts today: All you need to know
Indian Railways mega safety drive starts today: Zonal Railways have been directed to ensure that officers in Headquarters and Divisions carry out thorough inspections and ensure the correction of deficiencies found during inspections within the drive.
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Indian Railways mega safety drive starts today: During the ongoing festive season, the Indian Railway has now started a month-long safety drive. The national transporter has directed Zonal Railways to launch a month-long safety drive from October 28. The drive aims at removing any gaps in the maintenance of fixed assets, locomotives and rolling stock.
Indian Railways during the drive looks forward to ensure that extant procedures are being conformed and monitoring of human factors.
The mega safety drive starting from today, October 28, includes regular patrolling of all tracks, monitoring the same on day-to-day basis, surprise checks at stations to ensure proper operational practices, no safety system is being bypassed. Besides, Gate, Station and other operating staff during the drive are encouraged to be vigilant.
Zonal Railways have been directed to ensure that officers in Headquarters and Divisions carry out thorough inspections and ensure the correction of deficiencies found during inspections within the drive.
Ministry of Railways on Thursday tweeted, "Indian Railways to observe a month-long Mega Safety Drive from 28th October. The drive is aimed at removing any gaps in the maintenance of fixed assets, locomotives and rolling stock."
"Atl east one Headquarter officer must be on inspection on each day during the drive in each Division. Also, each major section of each division must be under Night Foot Plate Inspection by an Officer. All sections of Divisions are to be inspected by DRMs/ADRMs. General health of fixed assets is to be examined," official press release said.
The mega safety drive shall help in better railway connectivity, prevent derailment, and better service for passengers.
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