South Central Railway continues
to be on high alert and has undertaken concerted steps to handle the situation
arising out of the ‘Hudhud’ Cyclonic Storm which hit the East Coast near
Visakhapatnam today i.e, 12th October, 2014.
The core strategy that is being
implemented by SCR is sanitizing the Section from Rajahmundry to Visakhapatnam
on Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam rail route in the interest of Safety. No Train has
been operated on this section from the early hours of 12th October,
2014 to avoid any scope for any untoward incident. All Trains bound to
Visakhapatnam and Bhubaneswar have been cancelled till tomorrow afternoon
(i.e., 13th October, 2014) and Trains bound to Howrah have been
diverted via., Vijayawada, Kazipet, Balharshah and Nagpur.
As part of this strategy, 62
Trains were Cancelled, 05 Trains Partially Cancelled and 51 Trains Diverted.
In addition, focused measures are
under implementation to ensure safety and minimize the inconvenience to
passengers due to dislocation of train services on Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam
Section.
In this connection, Shri
P.K.Srivastava, General Manager, SCR has instructed the officials to closely
monitor the field situation in the aftermath of Cyclone and accord top most
priority for the safety of Passengers and Railway assets. He, along with Shri
S.K.Agarwal, Additional General Manager, SCR and Shri J.N.Jha, Chief Operations
Manager, SCR has reviewed the current situation from the Emergency Control Room
set up at Rail Nilayam, the Head Quarters of SCR and issued necessary
instructions to smoothly handle the situation.
The
special Cyclone emergency cells set up at Rail Nilayam and at Vijayawada
Divisional Head Quarters are being manned 24 X 7 by senior officials from
various departments to continuously assess the situation and immediately
initiate requisite action.
22
Railway stations on SCR have been identified as controlling stations to tackle
the emergent situation arising out of the cyclone as well as for the purpose of
controlling of trains if necessary. These stations are- Anakapalli, Tuni,
Samalkot, Kakinada Port, Rajahmundry, Nidadavolu, Nuzvid, Bhimavaram,
Machilipatnam, Narsapur, Gudivada, Eluru and Vijayawada on Vijayawada
Division; Khammam, Dornakal Junction, Mahbubabad, Warangal, Kazipet, Ramgundam,
Bellampalli and Sirpurkagaznagar on Secunderabad Division and Guntur station on
Guntur Division. Senior officials have been positioned on special duty at all
these stations to take care of the requirements of the Passengers.
Special
patrolling of Railway track has been pressed into service on Vijayawada
Division, covering the affected section between Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam.
Watchmen have been posted to monitor the situation at identified vulnerable
locations including bridges, high banks etc., in the interest of safety of
track and other installations. Railway officials are in regular liaison with
State Government officials, especially the Irrigation officials to take stock
of the condition of tanks/water bodies nearby railway track.
Engineering
Material Trains loaded with Sand bags, Boulders, Quarry dust, Cribs and Girders
are kept at Gullipadu, Tuni and Rajahmundry stations for immediate restoration
activities in case of need. Chief Engineers from Secunderabad, SCR, HQ have
been camping at Tuni to keep a watch on the situation continuously and take
appropriate steps as required.
Additional
Enquiry Counters and Refund Counters have been opened at all important Stations
to cater to the needs of the Passengers. Required catering arrangements have
been made at Stations in the affected Sections to ensure supply of drinking
water, food & beverages to Passengers on travel, on account of
cancellation / partial cancellation / diversion of trains. Medical facilities
and Security arrangements have also been strengthened at major stations to meet
any emergency situation.
Help
Line Numbers have been activated at 22 Railway Stations mainly on Vijayawada
and Secunderabad Divisions, besides Guntur and Tirupati Stations to disseminate
information on the present status of train services to passengers. Some of the
Helpline numbers at important stations are –
Vijayawada: 0866-2576796,
2767233, 2767070, 2767040
Rajahmundry: 0883-2420541,
2420543, 2420780, 2420790
Eluru: 08812-232267
Tuni: 08854-252172
Anakapalli: 08924-221698
Kakinada Port: 0884-2340592
Kakinada Town: 0884-2374227
Samalkot:
0884-232882
Tadepalligudam: 08818-226162
Tirupati:
0877-2225810, 9676903528
Secunderabad: 040-27700868,
27829007 Hyderabad: 040-23200865
Guntur:
0863-2222014
Kazipet: 0870-2548660.
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