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VIJAYAWADA: The South Central Railway (SCR) has got its first woman guard on freight trains.

D Mohini Kumari (43), a graduate who was appointed a clerk in SCR on compassionate ground in 2006 after the death of her husband, took charge of her new assignment.

She qualified for the post of guard in a departmental examination and later underwent training at Secunderabad.

Talking to PTI, Mohini said she is prepared to face any kind of challenge in her new job, where women are rarely appointed.

She advised women to break new grounds and be ready to face challenges in life.

The City Corporation will on Friday inform the State government of its willingness to supply around 3,000 tonnes of garbage to be used in the construction of a platform at Kadakkavoor railway station.Mayor K. Chandrika will write to Urban Affairs Minister Manjalamkuzhi Ali informing the Corporation’s preparedness in supplying 3,000 tonnes of garbage, including waste accumulated on roadsides after the closure of the Vilappilsala garbage treatment plant.Two days ago, Mr. Ali wrote to the Mayor seeking clarification on the quantity of garbage that the civic body would be able to provide for constructing the platform, V.S. Padmakumar, chairman, Works standing committee, said.Immediately after the project was conceived following deliberations with Southern Railway, the Corporation had approached the Suchitwa Mission seeking funds to construct the 540-metre long, 0.84-metre high and 6.5-metre wide platform, he said.

Total cost

It was estimated to cost around Rs.48 lakh, he said adding the project could be implemented with funds from the State government as sourcing such a huge amount from the civic body’s plan fund would hamper the implementation of other ongoing projects. The Southern Railway had informed its inability to fund the project, he added.

The civic body intended to construct the platform providing a polythene sheet at the base to prevent leachate from leaking out. The compacted garbage would be deposited over a layer of soil and clay which would be evenly spread to make a 35-cm thick coating. The garbage and soil layer would be capped and paved with interlocking tiles. Once government gave its approval, tenders would be floated to award the contract for construction of the structure, he said.

VIJAYAWADA: The South Central Railway (SCR) has got its first woman guard on freight trains.

D Mohini Kumari (43), a graduate who was appointed a clerk in SCR on compassionate ground in 2006 after the death of her husband, took charge of her new assignment.

She qualified for the post of guard in a departmental examination and later underwent training at Secunderabad.

Talking to PTI, Mohini said she is prepared to face any kind of challenge in her new job, where women are rarely appointed.

She advised women to break new grounds and be ready to face challenges in life.

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar today asked the Railway Ministry to expedite implementation of pending rail projects in the state to improve connectivity and spur economic growth.

In a meeting with Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge, Sarkar sought immediate release of funds for laying of new tracks between Agartala and Sabroom and the Lumding-Silchar- Agartala gauge conversion project.

He also asked the Railway Minister to ensure expeditious implementation of the project to link Agartala with Akhaura in neighbouring Bangladesh.

India and Bangladesh had signed a MoU on May 21 for the project. Of the 15.054 km railway track, only 5 km fall in Indian side and the rest is in Bangladesh.

During Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi in January 2010, the two countries had agreed to lay the tracks between Akhaura and Agartala.

Sarkar told Kharge that Bangladesh government had already started the land acquisition process while the same was yet to start on the Indian side.

He also demanded setting up of a Railway division office in Tripura.

Tripura government officials said Kharge told Sarkar that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would soon hold a meeting with his ministry to take stock of implementation of various key railway projects.

Acting chairman of Railway Board Arunendra Kumar, who was also present in the meeting, said the ministry was working on the Agartala-Akhaura Railway link project.

The City Corporation will on Friday inform the State government of its willingness to supply around 3,000 tonnes of garbage to be used in the construction of a platform at Kadakkavoor railway station.Mayor K. Chandrika will write to Urban Affairs Minister Manjalamkuzhi Ali informing the Corporation’s preparedness in supplying 3,000 tonnes of garbage, including waste accumulated on roadsides after the closure of the Vilappilsala garbage treatment plant.Two days ago, Mr. Ali wrote to the Mayor seeking clarification on the quantity of garbage that the civic body would be able to provide for constructing the platform, V.S. Padmakumar, chairman, Works standing committee, said.Immediately after the project was conceived following deliberations with Southern Railway, the Corporation had approached the Suchitwa Mission seeking funds to construct the 540-metre long, 0.84-metre high and 6.5-metre wide platform, he said.

Total cost

It was estimated to cost around Rs.48 lakh, he said adding the project could be implemented with funds from the State government as sourcing such a huge amount from the civic body’s plan fund would hamper the implementation of other ongoing projects. The Southern Railway had informed its inability to fund the project, he added.

The civic body intended to construct the platform providing a polythene sheet at the base to prevent leachate from leaking out. The compacted garbage would be deposited over a layer of soil and clay which would be evenly spread to make a 35-cm thick coating. The garbage and soil layer would be capped and paved with interlocking tiles. Once government gave its approval, tenders would be floated to award the contract for construction of the structure, he said.

In view of heavy rush of devotees and visitors to Puri to witness the Sunavesha of three deities of Jagannath temple in Puri, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has announced special trains from different parts of the State and outside to the pilgrim city on Friday.

The special trains would run from Bhadrak, Palasa, Cuttack, Berhampur, Keonjhar, Balangir, Bhawanipatna and Visakhapatnam. Palasa-Bhubaneswar passenger train will be diverted to Puri from Khurda Road and will remain cancelled between Khurda Road to Bhubaneswar.

Bhubaneswar-Khalikote passenger, Bhubaneswar-Palasa passenger, Puri-Khurda Road passenger and Bhubaneswar-Kendujhar Road passenger will be cancelled for the special train arrangements.ENS

Nellore: Railway authorities have decided to demolish the 70 year-old foot-over bridge near Gudur railway station shortly because it is in a dilapidated state.However, the authorities have no plans to construct a new one in place the old one, going by the observations made by South Central Railway divisional manager Pradeep Kumar during a visit to the railway station at Gudur on Thursday.

While reacting to a question on new foot-over bridge, after examining the age-old foot over bridge, he told the media persons that people can make use of the foot over bridge located on the southern side of the railway station.

He pulled up the officials for poor sanitary conditions prevailing in the premises of the station after he noticed garbage strewn around.

He promised the construction of two more platforms (4 and 5) in Gudur railway station. Pradeep Kumar said that priority of railways is passenger protection as well as offering food and eatables at a reasonable rate to the travelling public.

Senior divisional commercial manager Satyanarayana and Gudur railway station manager R.G.V.S. Kumar were present with the DRM among others.

The City Corporation will on Friday inform the State government of its willingness to supply around 3,000 tonnes of garbage to be used in the construction of a platform at Kadakkavoor railway station.Mayor K. Chandrika will write to Urban Affairs Minister Manjalamkuzhi Ali informing the Corporation’s preparedness in supplying 3,000 tonnes of garbage, including waste accumulated on roadsides after the closure of the Vilappilsala garbage treatment plant.Two days ago, Mr. Ali wrote to the Mayor seeking clarification on the quantity of garbage that the civic body would be able to provide for constructing the platform, V.S. Padmakumar, chairman, Works standing committee, said.Immediately after the project was conceived following deliberations with Southern Railway, the Corporation had approached the Suchitwa Mission seeking funds to construct the 540-metre long, 0.84-metre high and 6.5-metre wide platform, he said.

Total cost

It was estimated to cost around Rs.48 lakh, he said adding the project could be implemented with funds from the State government as sourcing such a huge amount from the civic body’s plan fund would hamper the implementation of other ongoing projects. The Southern Railway had informed its inability to fund the project, he added.

The civic body intended to construct the platform providing a polythene sheet at the base to prevent leachate from leaking out. The compacted garbage would be deposited over a layer of soil and clay which would be evenly spread to make a 35-cm thick coating. The garbage and soil layer would be capped and paved with interlocking tiles. Once government gave its approval, tenders would be floated to award the contract for construction of the structure, he said.

Dhubri, July 17: Resentment is growing among the people of Dhubri as work on the new railway track between Gauripur and Jogighopa remains stalled owing to non-sanction of funds by the railway ministry.

Part of the project — from New Cooch Behar to Dhubri — was completed in 2011 but the rest of the work — from Gauripur to Jogighopa — is taking forever to complete, said the New Moinaguri-Jogighopa Railway Demand Committee.

The joint convener of the committee, Tazmul Haque, told RailNews that the Union railway ministry had sanctioned Rs 887 crore for the project in its 2000-2001 budget.

“It has been 12 years now but project still remains incomplete though the budget has already crossed Rs 1,000 crore. When we sent our last deputation to then Union railway minister Dinesh Trivedi in 2011, we were assured that funds would flow till the project was completed,” Haque said.

The deadline for completion of the project is 2014 but allotted funds have been exhausted and work is stalled, Haque said.

The railway ministry should release the requisite fund immediately on the priority basis in the greater public interest of this part of Assam and complete it without any further delay or else demand committee would be compelled to announce agitation programmes, Haque warned.

The general manager of NF Railway (Maligaon), R.S. Virdi, reiterated that work was not progressing for lack of funds. “After reallocation of funds, work will be started,” Virdi said.

In another development, the Bashbari unit of Absu is unhappy with the route change of the Rajya Rani Express that runs between Dhubri and Silghat thrice a week. “The train used to run between Dhubri and Bongaigaon on gap days. But now, the train is running between Dhubri and Alipur since yesterday,” said Absu unit secretary Sandip Kumar Brahma.

Unit president Bijoy Kumar Brahma said this train had developed the rail communication between Dhubri and Bongaigaon and benefited the people of Basbari.

“This train should be again brought back to its earlier route and the route of the Chilarai passenger train should be brought up to Dhubri. This train currently runs between New Bongaigaon and Guwahati, so this train could easily be extended to Dhubri, ” Brahma said.

In view of heavy rush of devotees and visitors to Puri to witness the Sunavesha of three deities of Jagannath temple in Puri, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has announced special trains from different parts of the State and outside to the pilgrim city on Friday.

The special trains would run from Bhadrak, Palasa, Cuttack, Berhampur, Keonjhar, Balangir, Bhawanipatna and Visakhapatnam. Palasa-Bhubaneswar passenger train will be diverted to Puri from Khurda Road and will remain cancelled between Khurda Road to Bhubaneswar.

Bhubaneswar-Khalikote passenger, Bhubaneswar-Palasa passenger, Puri-Khurda Road passenger and Bhubaneswar-Kendujhar Road passenger will be cancelled for the special train arrangements.ENS