Member of the Railway Board (MoRB), Operations and Business Development (O&BD), Jaya Verma, a inspected the Operation Control Centre (OCC) of DFCCIL at the North Central Railway (NCR) headquarters.
At the NCR HQ she held a meeting with General Manager Satish Kumar and head of departments and discussed various issues. She saw the functioning of the OCC. The GM told her that DFCCIL has set up a state-of-the-art OCC in Prayagraj which will serve as a command centre for the entire route length of 1,337 km of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor. It will control the train and monitor the system, including operations and power supply systems. The member focused on increasing the number of stalls.
Verma interacted with officials and discussed the chances of the corridor in achieving the goals of NRP-2030. She congratulated the DFC officials for acquiring 86 per cent commissioning and getting connectivity between New Sonnagar (Bihar) from New Sonnagar (Gujarat).Addressing the meeting she appreciated the operational arrangements of NCR and especially praised the team for Vande Bharat’s timely operations. She instructed to work by making a rolling block programme in asset maintenance in view of safety. In view of customer satisfaction, she laid emphasis on working on the latest parameters with special focus on cleanliness and excellent quality catering. She took information about the works of Kumbh 2025 and instructed to complete all works in a timely manner.