Title - ECoR launches drive for passenger safety

East Coast Railway (ECoR) has taken initiatives to make passengers and other rail users aware against drugging, snatching, touting activities and other crime offences created by miscreants and also advised them for a smooth and hassle free journey.

The Railway Protection Force has urged all rail users to cooperate with railway security to ensure safety of passengers and their belongings and bring down crimes at railway stations and during train journey.

The RPF unit of the Khurda Road Division held an awareness programme at the Puri railway station on Saturday and distributed leaflets to passengers and staged a demo as to how to tackle criminal activities and tighten the noose around drug peddlers, snatchers and robbers moving in trains and stations.

Purchase of foods and drinks from the authorised vendors and entrusting one’s belongings to himself without depending on anybody would ensure a passenger’s safe and hassle-free journey, it was advised.

The RPF is also focusing on thefts of parcels from small luggage rooms, escorting the trains that run in night and keeping a strict vigil on touts in stations, particularly at PRS and booking counters, and rescuing children.

Passengers have been advised to take the help of security personnel about unclaimed luggage in trains and platforms and to inform security personnel for any crime. Passengers may make contacts through telephone nos. 06752- 224275 and 232305 at Puri at the time of their needs.