Prayagraj: General manager, North Central Railways (NCR) and North Eastern Railways (NER), Vinay Kumar Tripathi, held a detailed meeting on Wednesday to review the field-level preparedness for increasing the speed of trains operating on New Delhi-Howrah route and New Delhi-Mumbai trunk routes under NCR to 160 kmph. He specifically reviewed the status of works related to OHE modification, augmentation in power supply arrangement, etc.
OHE and power supply augmentation works are most critical components of the speed raising process, and account for approximately 58% of the total value of this work. In the meeting held in DRM office Prayagraj, NCR principal chief electrical engineer (PCEE) Satish Kothari, Prayagraj DRM Mohit Chandra, Agra DRM S K Srivastava and other officers from NCR headquarters and Prayagraj division were present.
According to chief public relation officer (CPRO), NCR, Ajeet Kumar Singh, Prayagraj DRM showed a detailed presentation covering field-level planning, resource deployment plan, assistance required from RDSO, RB and other departments. During the meeting, the integrated work of concerned departments for managing traffic block was presented and discussed in detail.
Reviewing the field-level plan presented by the division, the GM remarked that the detailed plan for speed raising work should properly account for availability of DFC route in Bhaupur-Khurja section. He said that it will help in accurate planning of traffic block management, resource deployment, number of work sites and timeline for several critical activities. He also assured Prayagraj and Agra divisions that all requisite inputs and assistance from the headquarters shall be provided for the execution of this important work.