Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohaiu visited the South Central Railway on Thursday.
During his visit, the Minister inspected Secunderabad Railway Station and took part in the ongoing Swachhta Pakhwada – Mission Cleanliness Program of Indian Railways.
SCR General Manager Vinod Kumar Yadav, Secunderabad Division Manager Amit Varadan and other senior officials accompanied the Minister.
Rajen Gohain was briefed in detail on the working system of high standard Mechanized Cleaning equipments being put to use for the upkeep of station cleanliness at Secunderabad. The Minister inspected various Passenger Amenities such as Waiting Halls, Security Surveillance System, Toilet facilities etc.,
The SCR General Manager detailed Rajen Gohain on the activities being taken up by the Zone during “Swachh Rail – Swachh Bharat” Swachhta Pakhwada fortnight campaign which commenced on 16 August.
The Minister of State for Railways interacted with the media, representatives of Passenger Association and SCR employees as a part of “Swachh Samvad Day” of the ongoing Swachhta Pakhwada and briefed them on Swachh Bharat Mission taken up by Railways to fulfill the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He also focused on taking up “Sankalp Se Siddhi” to strive for building a new India by 2022. He stated that the Dedicated Freight Corridor, High Speed rail project and running of Bullet Train in India are issues of aspiration to the people of the country and Indian Railways will fulfill them.
He also stated that projects on Indian Raihvays such as laying of New Raihvay Line, Doubling, Tripling, Electrification arc progressing fast and high priority is being accorded to complete the projects in stipulated target time.
Later, Rajen Gohain inaugurated a revived Heritage Well at Railway Engineer Regiment (Territorial Camp), Moula Ali, Hyderabad through Remote Video Link from SCR Headquarters, Rail Nilayam in Secunderabad where he also held a review meeting with senior officials of the Zone.
Interacting with the Railway Officials, Rajen Gohain stressed that South Central Railway transports a host of different freight commodities unlike several other zones and hence shall make every effort to better its freight business. He advised the officials to utilize the schemes from the Railway Ministry for encouraging freight traffic.
Rajen Gohain keenly analyzed the status of ongoing Railway projects being taken up Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) & Construction Organization on SCR and sought to know the plans for early completion of the same. The Minister also reviewed various important subjects as passenger traffic, employee welfare measures etc.,
Earlier, Vinod Kumar Yaday welcomed the Minister of State for Railways and made a power point presentation on the performance and achievements of the Zone, various initiatives taken up by SCR for Water & Energy Conservation and Green Initiatives.
The General Manager detailed the measures taken up by SCR concerning key areas of Safety, Security, Punctuality as well as status of rail projects on the Zone.
Additional General Manager John Thomas, Principal Heads of Departments, Divisional Railway Managers of Secunderabad and Hyderabad Division and the Chief Project Manager, RVNL were also present. (INN)