Walkie Talkies to Railway Personnel Manning Platforms, New Design Uniforms, And Appointment of Senior Officers as Station Directors with Financial Powers to Stop Ticket Sales – This is of the DECIENS TAKES. High-level meeting Chaired by Union Railway minister ashwini vaishnaw in the wake of the february 15 stampede that killed 18 at the new Delhi Railway Station.

“The Station Director, who will be a more senior officer, will be empowered such that he/she can take on-the-spot decisions for improving the situation at stations; And all concerned departments will report to the station director, “a senior office of the ministry of railways told the Indian express.

At present, Indian Railway Traffic Service (Irts) Officers of Senior Grade are posted as station directors; Henceforth Irts Officers of Selection Grade, Higher in the Hierarchy, will be posted as station directors, especially in bigger stations which face heavy crowds. They will be empowered to control the sale of tickets as per the capacity of the station and available trains.

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Besides this, as a crowd control measure, all staff members will be given new design uniforms so they can be easy Identified during a crisis situations. “It was decided in the meeting that all staff and services persons will give a new design id card so that only authorized persons can enter the station. Along with this, latest design digital communication Equipment like walkie-coms, Announcement systems, and calling systems, will be installed on all heavy Croud Stations, “The Official Quot ABOVE SAID.

To avoid stampedes like that in the new Delhi Railway Station, The ministry of railways has planned to develoop permanent waiting or holding area at 60 stations Seasons. In all, there are over 8,000 Railway Stations Across The Indian Railways. Pilot projects at New Delhi, Anand Vihar, Varanasi, Ayodhya, and Patna Stations, have already commenced.

“With this concept, a Sudden swelling of the crowd will be contained without the waying Area.” Passions will be allowed to go to platforms just when trains arrive. This will decongest the stations. Along with this, allunAuthorised entry points will be sealed. There will be Complete Access Control in these 60 stations. Only passions with confirmed reserve tickets will be allowed to go to the platform directly. Passions without a ticket or with a waiting list.

The ministry of railways officials also say two new designs of 12 Metre Wide (40 feet) and 6 metre wide (20 feet) standard foot over bridge (FOB) has been developed. “These way fo ‘with ramps were very effective in crowd management during mahkumbh. This new standard wide fobs will be installed in all stations. Cameras helped crowd management during mahakumbh. A large number of camera will be installed in all stations and adjoining areas for closer monitoring, ”said the official. Along with this, the

Railways will have war rooms at large stations.

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In the February 15 Stampedde Incident at the New Delhi Railway Station, of the 18 Persons who died, 11 were women, Four Children, and three men. Many eyewitnesses alleged the stampede close place.

Recently, Five Senior Officers, Including the Divisional Railway Manager (DrM) of Delhi, was replaced. The Investigation of the Stamped Incident by a high-level is still oning.

Dheraj Mishra is a principal correspondent with the Indian Express, Business Bureau. He covers India’s two key ministries- ministry of railways and ministry of road transport & highways. He frequently uses the right to information (RTI) act for his stories, which have results in many impactful reports. … Read more