Visakhapatnam: After seeing the demand in the market for life-saving instruments, the Diesel Loco Shed (DLS) of Waltair Division has taken up the project to manufacture medically used regulator and oxygen flow meter.
On the instructions of Divisional Railway Manager of Waltair Division Chetan Kumar Srivastava, the DLS has fabricated in-house design of humidifier device under senior divisional mechanical engineer (Diesel) Santosh Kumar Patro by utilising available components as per the requirement of Divisional Railway Hospital in Vizag. The device was successfully tested at the hospital. Siva G
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Covid vaccination carried out in Bengaluru, Mysuru and Hubballi Division over SWR
To tackle the Covid â 19 pandemic, as part of Tika Utsav or Vaccine Drive announced by PM Narendra Modi, SWR has taken measures to identify and vaccinate eligible employees and dependents. As a part of the same, today Bengaluru Division, Mysuru and Hubballi Division of South Western Railway vaccinated the employees and their dependents against Covid -19. In Bengaluru Division 234 employees and their dependents aged over 45 years get vaccinated against Covid -19 recently.
Vaccinations have been carried out in Railway Hospital / Health Units Bengaluru - 80, Bengaluru Cantonment â 12, Krishnarajpuram, Diesel Loco Shed â 55, Yesvantpur - 29, Yesvantpur, Mechanical Shed - 11, Bangarapet â 42 and Hindupur - 5 in co-ordination with state government.
DRM asks passengers to strictly follow COVID precautions
Despite facing challenges owing to COVID-19, South Central Railway Vijayawada Division, has earned ₹2,494 crore revenue during 2020-21, said Divisional Railway Manager P. Srinivas.
Of the total revenue, earnings on goods transportation was about ₹2,197 crore. The division made several achievements and took up many development works during the lockdown period, he said.
Addressing the annual press conference online on Friday, Mr. Srinivas said priority had been given for passenger safety, COVID-19 precautions, completing of long pending works, electrification and service activities when trains were suspended during the lockdown.
Commissioning of 30-km third line between Kavali and Ulavapadu stations, double line in Gudivada-Machilipatnam and doubling of tracks on Uppaluru-Moturu stations were completed. Major yard remodelling of Rajahmundry railway station had been completed.
Guntakal railway station now resembles an airport
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New platform, latest facilities created at a cost of ₹11.5 crore
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New platform, latest facilities created at a cost of ₹11.5 crore
The Guntakal railway station now resembles an international airport after it has been given a major facelift with a lot of greenery and a monumental national flag pole overlooking the modified facade of the building.
As part of the redevelopment of the entire station premises, a new platform has been constructed to have a direct approach from the entrance improving the ease of accessing the train compartments for passengers coming with heavy luggage. The entire set of works executed by the South Central Railway (SCR) cost ₹11.5 crore. One of the key railway junctions in the South, it has connectivity in all directions like Mumbai (west), Secunderabad (north), Vijayawada (east), Chennai, and Bengaluru in the south.