In order to check the cleanness on the station premises and other various amenities, Minister of State of Railways Suresh Angadi on Sunday conducted a surprise inspection at Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station and advised railway authorities to install more high resolution CCTV for better identification of passengers and their movement.
The Minister was accompanied by Delhi Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) president Manoj Tiwari and other senior officials.
According to a senior official of the northern railways drinking water facility at the platforms were checked during inspection keeping in view the prevailing summer season. He observed that cleanliness around water outlets could be given a little more attention.
Minister also inspected the sleeper and general class coaches of a train ready to depart from Nizamuddin to Jabalpur, stationed at platform and also talked to the passengers regarding cleanliness of coaches, punctuality and other passenger related issues. Most of the passengers expressed their satisfaction regarding cleanliness.
Angadi urged the passengers to help in maintaining hygiene and cleanliness of the coaches and toilets and thereafter instructed Railway officials present at the spot to bring about awareness among passengers for general good upkeep of railway coaches and the stations.
During visit to ‘Railway Protection Force’ security room and CCTV room, he was briefed by the RPF officials regarding security arrangements and the mechanism to keep strict watch at entry of unauthorised persons and unclaimed baggage/goods etc. The Minister advised railway authorities to install more high resolution CCTV for better identification of passengers and their movement.
Besides, he also inspected the station from security point of view of passengers and railway premises.
The minister also inspected waiting halls, tacks, signage, escalator etc with passenger friendly, cleanliness and hygiene point of views and instructed railway officials to always keep them in good condition.
Further, Angadi stated that these kinds of surprise inspections at different railway stations would continue in future and advised railway officials to gear up in order to make the stations equivalent to the world class railway stations.