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NAGPUR: In another blow to the railways, eight coaches and the engine of the Gondia-Wadsa passenger derailed near Wadegaon on Sunday at 9.35pm. As the mishap site falls in Naxal-affectedGadchiroli district, sabotage cannot be ruled out. South East Central Railway divisional commercial manager SK Kshetrapal said the mishap took place when the passenger train had just left Wadegaon station and was 4km away from Wadsa. "There are no reports of any injuries or casualties," he said Kshetrapal. DRM SK Verma along with senior officials have rushed to the spot.

Palampur:
Normal life in the Palampur region remained paralysed for the second day today following heavy rain in different parts of the region. The Pathankot-Joginder Nagar train service, which is considered the lifeline of the Kangra valley, remained suspended for the third day today as the 34m rail track, near the Kopalahar railway station, was washed away in the rain. Trains leaving Pathankot for Palampur and Joginder Nagar remained stranded at the Kopalahar railway station.A senior engineer of the Northern Railway said on phone that retaining walls of the rail track at many points had developed cracks. It could take time to repair these and restore the train services to the Kangra valley. He said because of heavy rain, loose soil had come on the track, making it difficult for them to remove it. However, train services between the Pathankot and Kopalahar railway station had been restored today, he added.

At Deol village of Baijnath subdivision, heavy landslides had posed a serious threat to over 10 residential houses. Reports here said following a blockade of a culvert, flood water entered the village and damaged houses. Most of the residents of this village had to spend a night in the open in heavy rain.

The Baijnath SDM visited the village this morning and reviewed the situation. He said necessary assistance from the government would be provided to the affected villagers.

In another incident, in the absence of proper drainage on the Pathankot-Mandi national highway, rainwater entered several shops and houses in Paprola town. The Beopar Mandal blamed the NH authorities for their failure to maintain the highway.

Reports said Devgarh village of the adjoining Mandi district also suffered extensive damage because of a cloudburst last night. Over 20 families of the village spent the whole night on a hilltop to save themselves from the flooded rivulet passing through the village. A bridge on the Bazgar Khud near Chauntra was also damaged by a flashflood. Besides, two small culverts at Devgarh village were also washed away.

Palampur:
Normal life in the Palampur region remained paralysed for the second day today following heavy rain in different parts of the region. The Pathankot-Joginder Nagar train service, which is considered the lifeline of the Kangra valley, remained suspended for the third day today as the 34m rail track, near the Kopalahar railway station, was washed away in the rain. Trains leaving Pathankot for Palampur and Joginder Nagar remained stranded at the Kopalahar railway station.A senior engineer of the Northern Railway said on phone that retaining walls of the rail track at many points had developed cracks. It could take time to repair these and restore the train services to the Kangra valley. He said because of heavy rain, loose soil had come on the track, making it difficult for them to remove it. However, train services between the Pathankot and Kopalahar railway station had been restored today, he added.

At Deol village of Baijnath subdivision, heavy landslides had posed a serious threat to over 10 residential houses. Reports here said following a blockade of a culvert, flood water entered the village and damaged houses. Most of the residents of this village had to spend a night in the open in heavy rain.

The Baijnath SDM visited the village this morning and reviewed the situation. He said necessary assistance from the government would be provided to the affected villagers.

In another incident, in the absence of proper drainage on the Pathankot-Mandi national highway, rainwater entered several shops and houses in Paprola town. The Beopar Mandal blamed the NH authorities for their failure to maintain the highway.

Reports said Devgarh village of the adjoining Mandi district also suffered extensive damage because of a cloudburst last night. Over 20 families of the village spent the whole night on a hilltop to save themselves from the flooded rivulet passing through the village. A bridge on the Bazgar Khud near Chauntra was also damaged by a flashflood. Besides, two small culverts at Devgarh village were also washed away.

Ministry of Railways is stepping forward in installing TCPS system on experimental basis by Feb-2014 in Vikrabad-Bidar Section.

Palampur:
Normal life in the Palampur region remained paralysed for the second day today following heavy rain in different parts of the region. The Pathankot-Joginder Nagar train service, which is considered the lifeline of the Kangra valley, remained suspended for the third day today as the 34m rail track, near the Kopalahar railway station, was washed away in the rain. Trains leaving Pathankot for Palampur and Joginder Nagar remained stranded at the Kopalahar railway station.A senior engineer of the Northern Railway said on phone that retaining walls of the rail track at many points had developed cracks. It could take time to repair these and restore the train services to the Kangra valley. He said because of heavy rain, loose soil had come on the track, making it difficult for them to remove it. However, train services between the Pathankot and Kopalahar railway station had been restored today, he added.

At Deol village of Baijnath subdivision, heavy landslides had posed a serious threat to over 10 residential houses. Reports here said following a blockade of a culvert, flood water entered the village and damaged houses. Most of the residents of this village had to spend a night in the open in heavy rain.

The Baijnath SDM visited the village this morning and reviewed the situation. He said necessary assistance from the government would be provided to the affected villagers.

In another incident, in the absence of proper drainage on the Pathankot-Mandi national highway, rainwater entered several shops and houses in Paprola town. The Beopar Mandal blamed the NH authorities for their failure to maintain the highway.

Reports said Devgarh village of the adjoining Mandi district also suffered extensive damage because of a cloudburst last night. Over 20 families of the village spent the whole night on a hilltop to save themselves from the flooded rivulet passing through the village. A bridge on the Bazgar Khud near Chauntra was also damaged by a flashflood. Besides, two small culverts at Devgarh village were also washed away.

गुरु पूर्णिमा के मद्देनजर गाजियाबाद से ब्रजघाट आ रही महिलाओं समेत कई यात्रियों ने ट्रेन न रुकने पर छलांग लगा दी। जिसमें 6 महिलाएं घायल हो गईं।

पिलखुवा क्षेत्र के कुछ श्रद्घालु रविवार की दोपहर को पैसेंजर ट्रेन में सवार होकर गुरु पूर्णिमा के उपलक्ष्य में ब्रजघाट गंगानगरी को आ रहे थे। स्टॉपेज होने के बाद भी जब ट्रेन ब्रजघाट स्टेशन पर नहीं रुकी और मुरादाबाद की तरफ बढ़ने लगी।

जिससे यात्री घबरा गए और महिलाओं समेत कई यात्रियों ने चलती ट्रेन से ही छलांग लगा दी।

चलती ट्रेन से कूदने पर पिलखुवा के गांव सिखैड़ा की 6 महिलाएं घायल हो गई। स्टेशन अधीक्षक कृष्ण कुमार का कहना है कि ट्रेन न रुकना चालक की लापरवाही है, जिसकी जांच और कार्रवाई के लिए मुरादाबाद मुख्यालय को सूचना भेजी जाएगी।

Ministry of Railways is stepping forward in installing TCPS system on experimental basis by Feb-2014 in Vikrabad-Bidar Section.

Improved security in Thiruvananthapuram Central and Ernakulam Junction

The Integrated Security System (ISS) will be implemented in Thiruvananthapuram Central and Ernakulam Junction stations soon as part of Railways’ efforts to step up security, ensure safety of the travelling public, and avert terror attacks.

The state-of-the-art security system will be installed in the two railway stations close on the heels of the commissioning of the ISS in the Kozhikode station. The system is being implemented in 195 stations across the country at a cost of Rs.344.31 crore, and will be managed by the elite Railway Protection Force (RPF).

The ISS will be set up at a cost of Rs.3.3 crore in Thiruvananthapuram and Rs.3.5 crore in Ernakulam.

Under the system, a centralised control room like the modern city police control room will be set up in the retiring room on the first floor of the Central station building to monitor the movement of all those who enter the platforms, yards, circulating area, and station premises through a network of surveillance cameras.

“The work on the control room began on Tuesday, and we hope to commission the ISS here in three months,” Rajnish Kumar Tripathi, Divisional Security Commissioner, RPF, told The Hindu.

The ISS comprises a closed-circuit television surveillance system (CCTV), access control, personal and baggage screening system, explosive detection and disposal system, and system integration.

High-tech gadgets, including vehicle scanners to detect explosive substances in vehicles entering and leaving the station and multi-zone doorframe metal detectors to scan those entering the station, have been proposed.

Vehicle scanners will be installed at the main and second entry in Thiruvananthapuram after modifying the circulating area. In addition, two baggage scanners at the two entries and a parcel scanner that can even detect contraband and explosives will be installed at the parcel office.

The current baggage scanner in the station will be shifted to another station. As many as 79 cameras will be installed on the platform and station premises. Video analytical software and facial recognition will enable the RPF to closely monitor the railway premises.

In Ernakulam Junction, the control room will function from the GCDA building at the second entry to the station. The installation of 67 cameras and the wiring have been completed. Two baggage scanners, two vehicle scanners, and a parcel scanner will be set up. All the work will be completed in a month.

The Divisional Security Commissioner said all unmanned multi-entry and exit points at stations, a major security threat, would be plugged. When the work was over, the RPF personnel would be provided on-job training to take care of the ISS.

Thiruvananthapuram Central and Ernakulam Junction are among the 202 railway stations that have been classified ‘important and sensitive’ on the rail network.

राउरकेला :

दक्षिण पूर्व रेलवे के महाप्रबंधक जीसी अग्रवाल शुक्रवार को बंडामुंडा दौरे पर आये। उन्होंने डीजल शेड में टूल्स रूम का उद्घाटन किया। यहां विभिन्न संगठनों की ओर से ए केबिन में ओवरब्रिज निर्माण तथा लोकल ट्रेन चलाने पर शीघ्र पहल करने का भरोसा दिया। उन्होंने एआरएम कार्यालय परिसर में पौधे लगाये एवं डीजल व इलेक्ट्रिक शेड में अच्छा काम होने के कारण शेड को नगद पुरस्कार दिया।

रेलवे महाप्रबंधक जीसी अग्रवाल शुक्रवार को अपराह्न 1.10 बजे बंडामुंडा पहुंचे। यहां से एआरएम कार्यालय के निकट पौधे लगाये। इसके पश्चात डीजल शेड में टूल्स रूम का उद्घाटन किया। उन्होंने डीजल व इलेक्ट्रिक शेड की विभिन्न शाखा का अवलोकन किया तथा दोनों से शेड में अच्छा काम होने पर प्रशंसा करने क साथ दस-दस हजार रुपये का पुरस्कार दिया। उनके साथ डीआरएम राजीव अग्रवाल, सीनियर डीईई अनंत सदाशिशव, सीनियर डीएमई एसके महाराणा, बंडामुंडा एआरएम विशाल कुमार, आरपीएफ ओसी सुधीर कुमार इसमें मौजूद थे। सीनियर डीईई कार्यालय कर्मियों की बैठक ली एवं यहां एसटी एससी एसोसिशन, मेंस कांग्रेस और ओबीसी रेल कर्मचारी संघ की ओर से ज्ञापन सौंपा गया। मेंस कांग्रेस के जेपी सिंह, एल बोबोंगा, एके सिंह, आरआर महतो, एके दत्ता, ए कालीदास, डीसीएस राव, एसएससी जीजी राजलू, आर कलांदी, बीके सी भाईना, महली मुखी, आधार संडिल, विक्रम बोदरा आदि लोग इसमें शामिल थे। इन्होंने रेलवे कर्मचारियों की संख्या बढ़ाने, प्रमोशन, इस्पात एक्सप्रेस के ठहराव, रेलवे अस्पताल में आपरेशन थियेटर की व्यवस्था, बिमलागढ़ रेजड़ा एवं अन्य शाखा अस्पताल में चिकित्सा व्यवस्था की मांग की। बिसरा ब्लाक झाममो की ओर से झगड़ू एक्का, जीतू महतो, सुखराम उरांव, पंकज महतो ने ज्ञापन देकर ए केबिन में ओवरब्रिज निर्माण, बिसरा में इस्पात एक्सप्रेस के ठहराव आदि से संबंधित ज्ञापन सौंपा।

Patna: Concerned over frequent Maoist attacks on railway property as well as planting of bombs on railway tracks or inside coaches, the East Central Railway (ECR) has decided to raise bomb detection squads to strengthen security measures in the Reds-prone areas. The ECR has witnessed several incidents of planting bombs under its five divisions during the past six years.

According to RPF chief security commissioner, ECR, Sanjay Kumar, railways had been mulling over the issue for long for elaborate security on railway premises and on running trains. The recent attack on a passenger train near Jamui by Naxalites seems to have hastened the decision on bomb detection squads. Railways had hitherto been depending on the state government for detection of bombs or their defusal if found on tracks or coaches of passenger trains, Kumar said.

According to ECR CPRO Amitabh Prabhakar, ECR GM Madhuresh Kumar has approved the plan for bomb detection squads. A sum of Rs 1 crore has been initially sanctioned to procure the required kits and giving advanced training to RPF personnel, he said.

Sources said the ECR has chalked out a comprehensive plan to introduce bomb detection squads firstly in Maoist-infested Dhanbad division, followed by Danapur, Sonepur and Mughalsarai divisions. An ECR security official entrusted with the task to raise bomb detection squads, said railways would incur an expenditure of about Rs 5 crore to fully raise and train the bomb detection squads in ECR. The squads would make railways more prompt in detecting or defusing any bomb, strengthening security,

ECR has at present seven sniffer dogs, which are being used in Dhanbad and Danapur divisions during the movement of VIP passengers and at the time of departure of Rajdhani and other premier passenger trains. However, railways intends to increase the number of sniffer dogs so that they could be readily available in each division of ECR, an RPF official of Patna Junction said.

That apart, railways has asked RPF personnel to keep a tab on CCTVs installed at all major stations of ECR to ensure tight security on railway platforms, the CPRO said, adding about 500 RPF personnel are engaged in train escort duty.