The Konkan Railway Corporation will implement Monsoon Time Table on Konkan Railway route w.e.f. July 1, 2014 up to September 30, 2014 in order to run the trains punctually during monsoon and avoid any inconvenience to passengers.  Passengers, who have been issued journey tickets prior to announcement of the Monsoon Time Table, are requested to check the timings of their train well in advance as the    departure timing of some trains will be pre-poned.  Detailed timings are available on Konkan Railway Website www.konkanrailway.com

27/06/2014 ….

In order to ensure safe travel to its passengers in the coming monsoon, the Konkan Railway Corporation has completed all its planned safety works  before monsoon, on its route from Kolad (after Roha station of Central Railway)  to Thokur  (before Mangalore station).   Special attention has been laid on geo-safety works, like flattening of slopes, rock bolting, shotcreting inside tunnels, storm water drain cleaning/ lining, construction of RCC retaining walls, and loose scaling.  As a result of the large scale geo-safety works executed along the railway line the last 10 years, the incidents of boulder fall and soil slip have significantly reduced, thus ensuring safe running of trains.

 Konkan Railway will conduct 24X7 monsoon patrolling to ensure safety along the track. Abouit 700 personnel will be patrolling the Konkan Railway route from Kolad to Thokur, during the monsoon.  Vulnerable locations will be patrolled round the clock and stationary watchmen will be deployed for 24 hours at critical locations.  Patrolling by self propelled rail maintenance vehicles (RMV) will be done from sunset to sunrise between Kolad and Thokur. BRN mounted excavators have been kept ready at all nominated points for quick movement in case of any emergency.

 Instructions have  also been issued to the loco drivers to impose speed of 40 kmph in case of heavy rainfall impairing visibility.   All trains passing by KR route between Kolad and Thokur will be footplated by officers / supervisors during the monsoon. Self propelled ARMVs (Accident Relief Medical Van) with provision for Operation Theatre and providing emergency medical aid are kept ready all the time at Ratnagiri and Verna (Goa) along with ART (Accident Relief Train).

 Mobile phones have been provided to Loco Pilots, Station Masters and other field officials, including Executive of various departments.  Both Loco Pilots and Guards of trains have been provided with Walkie-talkie sets as well as every station on Konkan Railway is equipped with 25 Watt VHF base station. This enables wireless communication between the train crew as well as train crew and Station Master.  Emergency Communication (EMC) sockets have been provided at a distance of average one km along the Konkan Railway route (spacing reduced to 400 metres inside long ventilated  tunnels), that enables the Patrolmen, Watchmen and other field maintenance staff to contact Station Master and Train Controllers during any emergency situations in train operations.  Satellite phone communication has been provided in ARMV (Accident Relief Medical Van) situated at Ratnagiri and Verna stations for contacting headquarter control when (ARMV is pressed in service.  LED signals are being provided in a phased manner, to begin with, for improving signal visibility at difficult locations.  

Panaji, June 27, 2014

The Government of Goa has declared  the services rendered by River Navigation Department as essential services  under the Goa Essential Services Maintenance Act 1988 and prohibits  strike in all units/section of the River Navigation  Department, with immediate effect.

June 27, 2014

The Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation organized 7^th Annual Blood Donation Camp today as a part of the Statistics Day Celebration.

Around 75 government officials fromamongst the officials of Departments of Planning and Statistics, Social Welfare, Water Resources, Police Department and Sports Department volunteered for this noble cause.

Dr. ShekharSalkar, Senior Surgical Oncologist inaugurated the Blood Donation Camp in the presence of Smt. MeenaGoltekar, Director, Directorate of Social Welfare, Shri AnandSherkhane, Director, Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation and Shri Vijay B. Saxena, Joint Director.

Dr. Salkar, while speaking as the chief guest on the occasion appreciated the joint efforts made by the Directorate of Planning, Statistics and Evaluation and lauded the presence of a substantial number of female donors.

While emphasizing the need to provide moral support to females who come forward for such a cause, he said “more a person donates, better he or she feels”.

Touching the subject on Narcotics, he said that smoking is the first step which in most cases leads to drug addiction. He appealed to the government officials present to never go for smoking as it is the gateway to drugs.

Dr. Salkar congratulated the Blood Bank Team of GMC led by Dr. SachinPalekar for doing a good job and mentioned that the Blood Bank at GMC is the only Blood Bank in the State which can be rated excellent based upon different kind of factors. Shri AnandSherkhane and Smt. MeenaGoltekar, Directors, Department of Planning and Department of Social Welfare respectively also addressed the gathering. Shri John Aguiar, PRO Police Department also was present. Shri Vijay B. Saxena, Joint Director placed the vote of thanks.