“A dedicated network of helplines and passenger-assistance desks should be set up to assist travellers dealing with cancellations or changes in their travel plans,” stated a press release from the railway ministry.
The statement further emphasized Vaishnaw’s dedication to maintaining public safety within Indian Railways.
The minister has directed relevant officials to activate war rooms at divisional, zonal, and Railway Board levels to monitor developments and remain vigilant for any severe situations.
“He has also instructed railway officials to collaborate with civil administration and keep passengers informed until normal operations resume,” the statement elaborated.
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In another development, Kolkata Metro Railway announced the implementation of the Building Management System (BMS) across all Blue Line stations to enable centralized control of various systems.
The BMS aims to provide centralized oversight of station systems, including platform air conditioning, tunnel ventilation, lifts, escalators, and sump pumps.
This initiative will facilitate remote monitoring and management of electrical assets and temperatures from the central hub at Metro Rail Bhavan.
“According to this plan, five stations will be grouped into clusters, allowing all assets within a cluster (consisting of five stations) to be monitored from one monitoring center at one of those stations,” he explained.
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All monitoring centers’ activities will ultimately be supervised or controlled in real-time from the Control Room at Metro Rail Bhavan.
The ambient temperature at stations will be automatically regulated to the desired level without human intervention, and any increase in temperature in the tunnel or on the platform will trigger an automated alert system.
In cases of rising temperatures in the tunnel, increased sub-soil temperatures, fires in the tunnel, or train congestion, the ventilation fans will activate automatically, according to the spokesperson.
As India’s first and Asia’s fifth Metro Railway network, the Blue Line was established using cutting-edge technology available in the 1970s.
“As new technological advancements and automations emerge, they have consistently been integrated into Metro Railway Kolkata’s Blue Line and all subsequent corridors,” he noted.
(Edited by : Jerome Anthony)
