Fleet of Mechanised Maintenance Machines inducted in Northern Railway
Sh. Vishwesh Chaube, Member Engineering, Railway Board inaugurated and inducted 11 state of the art indigenously manufactured Track Maintenance Machines, along with 08 Muck Disposal & Ballast Handling Units, 1 Shoulder Ballast Cleaning Machine and 2 work site Tamping machines in Northern Railway in a simple ceremony held at Faridabad today i.e. 08.03.2019. Sh. R.C. Thakur, Principal Chief Engineer, Northern Railway was also present on the occasion. The induction of these machines will help in further improving the track safety over the zone.
Speaking on the occasion Sh. Chaube explained that the Indian Railways is moving for complete mechanization of track inspection, monitoring, maintenance and relaying by 2020 on high traffic routes and by 2024 over entire railways. This will further improve the safety aspect of track laying and maintenance. These Machines are being manufactured in the country under the Make-in-India initiative. The Railways has already placed order for supply of 490 such machines which will be delivered in 2-3 years for deployment all over the railways.
NMDC CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
As a part of women empowerment, and encouragement of women skills, India's largest Iron Ore Producer, NMDC celebrated International Women's Day at its head quarters, Hyderabad today i.e. 08.03.2019 with much fanfare.
Dr. T.R.K.Rao, Director(Commercial); Shri P.K.Satpathy, Director(Production),
Shri Sandeep Tula, Director(Personnel) and Shri VVS Sreenivas, Chief Vigilance Officer addressed the gathering during inaugural session. In their address Directors and CVO appreciated the role of Women in overall development of nation.
To mark the occasion, panel discussions on women empowerment, need for women participation in all spheres of the society has been conducted by HRD Department of NMDC, where in women employees, women contract workers, apprentice girls participated in the panel discussions with great enthusiasm.
The panel discussions also gave the Women employees a unique opportunity to brainstorm together and come out with ideas which can take NMDC to new heights apart from need for women involvement in the development of the society.
Dr. TRK Rao, Director (Commercial) addressed the gathering during Panel discussion and emphasized the role of the Women in the present scenario. He has also shared his thoughts on latest amendments in laws and participation of working women in promoting social cause.
Shri P.K.Satpathy, emphasized the importance of women in everyone's life. Quoting the examples of women leaders in the industry, he appreciated their efforts in the success of many organizations particularly in banking sector. He also made aware to the gathering about the recent developments in the mining laws where in employment for women even in open cast mines are being considered.