Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 7: To review the performance of Northern Railways, a high level meeting was held here today.
The meeting was chaired by Shobhan Chaudhuri, General Manager Northern Railway in which other officers were also present.
During the meeting, deliberations were held on keeping focus on passenger amenities at stations like extension of platforms, increase of level of platforms, washable aprons, provision of 2nd entry, foot over bridges, Escalators, lifts facilities for Divayangjans, improvement of station building including façade etc.
Chaudhuri also reviews the progress of mobility enhancement, developmental infrastructure works, Freight loading and safety on tracks.
Earlier, GM also presented Safety Awards to 5 vigilant employees for their contribution towards maintain high standards for safety and security of passengers and railway property.
He instructed to maintained good record of punctuality of trains and expedites the works related with mobility enhancement and conducting drives to check the progress and reviewed the work done over the zone in improving the maintenance standard of track, welds and removal of scrap lying near the tracks.
Chaudhuri emphasized upon minimizing the human failure in train operation extensive monitoring of rail fractures and rail welds and said no error should be left and asked the officers should enhance their inspection to assess the progress of works as well as train operations.
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