Shri Arun Kumar Jain, General Manager, South Central Railway conducted a detailed review meeting on safety, punctuality and freight loading operations of the zone today i.e., 20thMarch, 2023 at Rail Nilayam Secunderabad along with Principal Heads of the Departments. Divisional Railway Managers (DRMs) of all six Divisions i.e. Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Guntakal, Guntur and Nanded joined the review meeting through video conference.
Shri Arun Kumar Jain held a detailed review on punctuality performance of mail and express trains across the zone. He examined the division wise punctuality statistics and instructed the officials to identify the root causes for issues affecting punctuality and take remedial steps to improve the performance. He also advised the officials to make action plans for optimal utilization of the man power during traffic blocks which will help to avoid detentions. He further instructed the Divisional Railway Managers to identify and monitor the trains which have lost punctuality and take appropriate measures for improving their operations.
On safety aspect, the General Manager advised the officials to analyze compliance of guidelines and procedures at work-sites at regular intervals to keep track on the effectiveness of safety drives being conducted throughout the zone. He also advised the officials to strictly monitor implementation of safety measures at goods sheds and sidings. He also reviewed the status of refresher courses and regular training being imparted to safety staff.
Further, the General Manager conducted a detailed review on freight loading performance of the zone. He appreciated the divisions for growth in freight loading and advised the officials to put in extra efforts to ensure seamless running of freight trains so as to meet the requirements of the freight customers and also ensure maximum freight loading for the current financial year.
