SCR GM conducts Safety Review Meeting

Hyderabad May 30: On Monday South Central Railway General Manager Vinod Kumar Yadav conducted a Safety Review Meeting at Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad along with the Principal Heads of Departments. Divisional Railway Manager's (DRM) of all six Divisions that are Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Guntakal, Guntur, and Nanded also participated through a video conference.

The GM reviewed the safety aspects of the Zone including derailments occurring in yards, Loco derailments and unsafe working like gate open cases etc. He instructed the officials to take corrective measures to avoid such instances in future and advised them to avoid shortcut methods to enhance safety.

Discussing punctuality, the General Manager instructed all the Divisional Railway Managers to make an action plan to improve punctuality and to avoid unsafe working which affects punctuality and safety. He also advised them to identify the root causes of asset failures and take corrective measures to bring out System Improvements.

Earlier, Vinod Kumar Yadav released a short film on awareness of Safety in view of International Level Crossing Awareness Week which will be observed from 29 May to 2 June. Later, the General Manager presented the Man of the Month award to the staff for rendering commendable services. Additional General Manger S N Singh and other senior officials were also present.