SCR GM holds emergency meeting on Tuni situation

Hyderabad: South Central Railway (SCR) General Manager Ravindra Gupta took stock of the situation arising out of the disturbance to train movements on Vijayawada - Rajahmundry – Visakhapatnam section of Vijayawada Division due to Train No. 12717 Visakhapatnam – Vijayawada Ratnachal Express being set on fire by agitators of Kapu Garjana near Tuni station, at a emergent disaster control meeting held with higher officials at Rail Nilayam in Secunderabad on Sunday.

Ravindra Gupta personally spoke to the Chief Secretary S P Tucker and Additional Director General / Law & Order to discuss on the Security situation, keeping in view the priority towards safety of passengers. The Railway officials of Vijayawada division are in continuous touch with the government officials to review the ground level situation, so as to plan for resumption of normal train services in the Vijayawada – Visakhapatnam section at the earliest.

With several trains being regulated at various stations on the Vijayawada – Rajahmundry – Visakhapatnam section, the General Manager issued instructions to ensure that the needs of the passengers travelling by the trains are taken care of, to ensure that they are not put to inconvenience. Accordingly, SCR Officials have made arrangements wherever trains have been regulated to provide food, water and medical needs including the requirements of children and senior citizens.

Additional number of Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel has been deployed to provide Security to rail passengers. Helplines have been set up at Vijayawada, Rajahmundry and Tuni stations to provide information to the passengers. Information on regulation / cancellation of train services is being disseminated continuously through print, electronic and social media (Twitter/Facebook) etc., so as to keep rail users informed.