NEW PRESS RELEASES FROM HQ

SOUTHERN RAILWAY  PRESS RELEASE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE, Chennai - 600 003   No.117/2009-2010                                    Dt.15-09-2010 119TH ZRUCC MEETING HELD AT CHENNAI The 119th Zonal Railway Users' Consultative Committee Meeting of Southern Railway was held at Chennai today (15.09.2010). The meeting was presided by      Shri Deepak Krishan, General Manager, Southern Railway & Chairman of Zonal Railway Users’ Consultative Committee and attended by various heads of departments. MLAs Shri Anathalavattam Anandan & Shri T. Thyagarajan, Senior officials of State Governments, IGs (Railway Police) of Southern states, persons nominated to represent agricultural interest, representatives of Chambers of Commerce, Passenger Associations, Consumer Organisation, members elected from Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committees of various divisions of Southern Railway and nominees of Minister of Railways/ Union Ministers under category of ‘Special Interests’ attended the meeting. The Committee selected Shri K.C. Rajagopal to represent the National Railway Users’ Consultative Committee, Shri K.S. Gopalakrishnan to the Suburban Railway Users’s Consultative Committee and Shri P. Abdul Hameed to the One Man Spot Check Committee. The General Manager said that Southern Railway gave importance to cleanliness and with mechanized cleaning methods, station premises, trains & tracks are being cleaned. Southern Railway has also entered into rag picking contract with agencies to collect garbage. The concepts of on board house keeping and clean train stations have also been introduced. The GM informed that the new line work between Namakkal and Salem will be completed in this year and the approval of the Commissioner of Railway Safety is being awaited for the Nagapattinam – Velankanni  line. Regarding security of passengers, surveillance & CCTV cameras and X-ray luggage scanners have been installed at major stations and the integrated security system is also being implemented. The helplines of Govt. Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) are also functioning to redress the grievances of passengers. The GRP and RPF personnel are also escorting trains to ensure the security of passengers. Members evinced keen interest in the deliberations.  Members raised various issues pertaining to the passenger amenities, services and facilities in the meeting.

 List of selected para-medical staff on contract basis

                        Further to the viva-voce held from 18.8.2010 to 26.8.2010 for engagement of full time
para-medical staff on contract basis , the following have been selected.

                                 to see the list click the link below...........

                                http://www.southernrailway.gov.in/sr/dgm270810.pdf