GM/SER inspects Mohuda-Bankura section of Adra division during annual inspection
Kolkata: General Manager, South Eastern Railway Sanjay Kumar Mohanti inspected Mohuda-Bhaga-Bhojudih-Adra-Bankura section of Adra Division along with all Principal Officers from SER Headquarters and Divisional Railway Manager, Adra, recently today.
During his day-long inspection, General Manager inaugurated various works in this section viz. Crew and Guard Rest Room and Lobby at Mohuda, Reserved Lounge at Bankura, X-Ray Machine at Railway Hospital, Adra etc.
Photo Caption: General Manager, South Eastern Railway Sanjay Kumar Mohanty inaugurating Crew/Guard Lobby and Running Room at Mohuda station during Annual Inspection of Adra Division.
Shri Mohanty, during his visit, inspected major & minor Railway Bridges, level crossings, Running Room, Track Machine, Railway Colony etc. He also inspected the different passenger amenity works at various Railway Stations.
General Manager has given priority to the facilities provided to the passengers and above all cleanliness at station premises and explored the possibility of further improvement.
While conducting the inspection, Shri Mohanty urged all officers and staff to be more careful on safety of train operations and ensure utmost safety. General Manager thoroughly inspected cabins, Station Managers’ room, booking offices and spoke to the concerned staff on duty.
General Manager stressed on passenger comfort, better facility, punctuality, safety and security. A speed trial at 120 kmph was conducted between Adra East Cabin and Bankura to assess the condition of the railway track.
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SER body builders bag gold & silver medals in World & Asian body building championship 2019-20
Kolkata: N Sarbo Singh of South Eastern Railway won the Silver Medal in 80 Kg category and Kundan Kumar Gope of South Eastern Railway secured 4th position in 55 Kg category in the World Body Building Championship, 2019-20, held at South Korea from 5th to 11th November, 2019.
Photo Caption: Sri Sanjay Kumar Mohanty, General Manager, South Eastern Railway felicitating Sri N Sarbo Singh and Sri Kundan Kumar Gope in a function held at SER Headquarters, Garden Reach.
They have also participated and emerged champions in the Asian Body Building Championship 2019-20 held at Indonesia from 27th September to 3rd October, 2019. Shri Sarbo Singh won Gold Medal in the 80 Kg category while Shri Gope won Gold Medal in the 55 Kg category.
Sanjay Kumar Mohanty, General Manager, South Eastern Railway Sanjay Kumar Mohanti felicitated Sri N Sarbo Singh and Sri Kundan Kumar Gope for their victorious achievement and encouraged them to do better in the forthcoming National & International Events. Sri J K Saha, Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer, SER and President, SER Sports Association was also present on the occasion.
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Remarkable growth in freight traffic of South Eastern Railway
Kolkata: South Eastern Railway is continuing to maintain its remarkable growth in freight loading and earnings. During the first eight months of the current financial year i.e. April-November of 2019-20, South Eastern Railway has loaded 110.71 million tonnes of freight registering a growth of 9.49% in comparison to the same period of last year in which S E Railway loaded 101.11 million tonnes.
SER has also surpassed Railway Board’s proportionate target for the same period by 4.91% by loading 5.18 million tonnes more than the target.
As a result of this growth in freight loading, South Eastern Railway has earned Rs. 9330.02 crores from freight sector during April-November of current fiscal, which is Rs. 1174.58 crores more than the corresponding period of last year, recording a growth of 14.40%.
The major components of freight loading during the above period were 63.12 million tonnes of Iron Ore, 22.71 million tonnes of Coal, 10.69 million tonnes of Pig-Iron & Finished Steel, 7.29 million tonnes of Cement etc.
In the Iron Ore sector there is a growth of 17.96% in comparison to same period (April to November) of last year.
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Another 5 stations of SER acquire coveted ISO 14001:2015 certification
Kolkata: Five stations of South Eastern Railway viz Adra, Bankura, Bishnupur, Purulia and Bokaro Steel City have been conferred with the coveted ISO 14001:2015 certification for providing passenger amenities in clean and green environment including sanitation throughout the railway station premises. Prior to this, Ranchi and Digha stations have already acquired this prestigious certification.
Various actions have been initiated to develop the above stations as Eco Friendly stations:-
· To avoid reuse of plastic bottle and minimize waste generation, installation of Bottle Crushing Machines.
· Collection and Segregation of Biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable Waste.
· Programme has been taken to Install Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) and Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at all the Eco Friendly Stations for zero discharge of untreated waste water.
· Conversion of conventional toilets to Eco-friendly or Green Toilets.
· Measures to prevent open defecation near railway track and surrounding areas which includes formation of task force in divisional level.
· Afforestation and plantation of trees in collaboration with Forest Department of State Governments.
· To control misuse of water and energy, Third Party Audit has been arranged.
· Polluter Pays Principle is being adopted to maintain cleanliness at these stations.
Apart from, Adra, Bankura, Bishnupur, Purulia, Bokaro Steel City, Ranchi and Digha which have been conferred with ISO Certification, as a recognition of Eco Smart station, South Eastern Railway is also developing 14 other stations in its jurisdiction as Eco Smart Station. The 14 other stations which are being developed as Eco Smart stations are Kharagpur, Mecheda, Santragachi, Bagnan, Panskura, Shalimar, Jhargram, Midnapur, Balasore, Hatia, Tatanagar, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, and Chakradharpur.
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SER introduces “Fog Pass Device” to avoid delay of trains during foggy weather
Kolkata: A large number of trains are affected every year during foggy weather in the winter months in many parts of the country resulting in loss of punctuality and bunching of trains. South Eastern Railway to avoid delay of trains during the foggy weather has introduced Fog Pass Device for all its passenger carrying trains over its jurisdiction in this season.
To assist the Loco Pilots to run the trains during foggy weather condition, Fog Pass Device, a Global Positioning System (GPS) based hand held portable device (which is not permanently installed on a locomotive) is given to the Loco Pilots in fog affected sections. It serves as an aid for the crew during foggy weather though the final judgement lies with the Loco Pilots as per the weather conditions.
The device works through display and audio mode whenever any landmark comes within the Geo Fence Range. Location of stations, warning boards, signals, level crossing gates and Whistle for level crossing (W/L) board in the section is fed in the equipment. It displays speed of the locomotive, distance and time to reach landmarks and is carried by the Loco Pilots. This equipment helps the Loco Pilots to run the trains with more confidence during fog.
Apart from the above, inspection at officer and supervisor level, including night inspections, are being carried out during foggy weather for spreading more awareness and alertness amongst the staff.
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SER’s initiative to ensure providing quality food to passengers
Kolkata: Providing quality and hygienic food to passengers has always been a priority for railways. South Eastern Railway has involved its Officers and Inspectors to ensure supply of quality food in trains and stations by conducting rigorous inspections.
Towards this mission, SER’s Catering Department has been conducting regular and surprise inspections throughout the year. In 2018 (January to October) Rs.5,30,000/- was collected as fine while in the same period of the year 2019 (January to October) Rs.27,18,000/- was realised as fine from the vendors.
Apart from inspections, the following measures have also been taken by the Indian Railways to improve the services:
1. Kitchen Units have been upgraded and CCTVs have been installed in Kitchen Units for centralised monitoring of the kitchen activities.
2. Certification of Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been made mandatory to ensure compliance of food safety norms.
3. Third Party Audit is conducted to examine the hygiene and cleanliness in pantry cars and kitchen units
4. Introduction of Hand Sanitisers in Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Duronto Trains.
5. Monitoring and supervision of catering service through operation of centralised Catering Service Monitoring Cell (CSMC) Toll free Number 1800-111-321, Rail Madad, Twitter handle, CPGRAMS, e-mail and SMS based complaints redressal.