NER GM?s directives to upgrade facilities

DESCRIBING WELFARE of the employees as his top priority, General Manager North-Eastern Railway Sukhbir Singh today inspected the living conditions of gangmen at Kannauj railway station and took officials of the concerned department to task.

DESCRIBING WELFARE of the employees as his top priority, General Manager North-Eastern Railway Sukhbir Singh today inspected the living conditions of gangmen at Kannauj railway station and took officials of the concerned department to task.

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After leaving for inspection of Kanpur-Farrukhabad-Qasganj railway line from Anwarganj station, the GM stopped at Kalyanpur railway station.

Having inspected the railway station, the GM directed the officials to increase the revenue earning of the station at least by 50 per cent and expressed dissatisfaction with the earnings at the station. Later, the special train of the GM moved to Rawatpur station, where he directed the officials to immediately get the wall of the station repaired.

The GM then reached Kannauj railway station where he straightaway decided to see the living conditions of the gangmen. Expressing his dissatisfaction, the GM directed the officials to immediately improve the living conditions and said if the employees did not get proper facilities, how could they work for the betterment of the Railways.

Though the officials tried to take him elsewhere at Kannauj railway station, the GM decided to visit the houses of the gangmen. After returning to the station, the GM enquired about the problems of the staff and interacted with the ASM directly.

He also directed the officials to change the furniture and upgrade the conditions in the ASM rooms at all the railway stations falling under the jurisdiction of the NE Railway. He also directed the officials to remove the electric poles hindering the way on platforms and to construct a foot overbridge, which could take the people from platform number 1 to 3.

He also expressed his unhappiness over the encroachment outside the railway station and directed the RPF officials to get it removed immediately. The GM also directed the officials to beautify the station with lawns and greenery on leftover spaces near the platform. The officials were also told to set up a park outside the railway station, which could provide a place for the passengers to rest.

At Farrukhabad railway station, the GM directed the officials to construct grain and potato loading space as it was being demanded by the traders for a long time. Enraged at the broken wall at Farrukhabad railway station, the GM directed the officials to lodge an FIR against those responsible and to get the wall repaired as quickly as possible.

Focus on passenger amenities

Stressing on providing international standard passenger amenities, General Manager of North Eastern Railway Sukhbir Singh told mediapersons that budget would not be a hurdle as far as upgrading amenities was concerned. He said the NER aimed to spend four times more than last year on passenger amenities and approximately Rs 6 crore had been spent on it last year. The change would become visible after two months or so, he added.

However, the amount could be extended if a need arose. He said that the NER was determined to upgrade and provide passenger amenities so that the passengers experienced homely atmosphere.

On the gauge conversion project, the GM said that gauge conversion work from Farrukhabad to Mathura would be completed within 7 to 8 months. He said that electrification between Farrukhabad and Kanpur would also be completed soon. After the electrification, MEMU trains would be extended to Rawatpur.