By Abdul Qadir Qureshi
(Pakistan News & Features Services)
The Divisional Superintendent, Pakistan Railways Multan Division, Shoaib Adil, chaired the second seminar on safe train operation focussing on prevention of accidents.
(Pakistan News & Features Services)
Attended by Station Masters, Traffic Inspectors, Permanent Way Inspectors, Train Examiners and representatives of Railway Police, the DS underlined the importance of prevention of any accident and exhorted that everyone will have to walk together to achieve this most critical objective.
In this regard, he said that a vigil watch will have to be kept by all the officers and employees, including signal staff, engineering department, transport personnel and those who are posted at railway crossings which would help avoid occurrence of accidents.
The biggest challenge, he reckoned, was illegally crossing of the tracks as well as trespassers and it needed a sharp crackdown against those unlawfully crossing the railway line or walking on or around the railway line.
“At the same time train drivers too have a vital responsibility to prevent accidents because thousands of valued passengers they are carrying,” Shoaib Adil stressed.
The Divisional Transportation Officer (DTO), Hameed Lashari, advised loco drivers, station masters, traffic inspectors, PWI, TXR, railway police to pay special attention on track maintenance, coaches and wagons and, most importantly, the passengers.
"If we give full attention to tracks maintenance then it is possible to avoid accidents besides focusing on level crossings while strictly adhering to the railway rules and safety,” he explained.
Speaking on the occasion, Deputy DS, Saima Bashir, cautioned that there was no room for any error any more.
She remarked that it was the second safety interactive workshop while such workshops will be organized every week.
The Deputy DS urged upon all the railway employees to perform their duty honestly, diligently and dedication.
Divisional Engineers, Mohammad Jamshed Ali and Nasir Hanif, also spoke to sensitize participants and highlighted the importance of the role of each category of Railway employee in ensuring safety.
In this regard, he said that a vigil watch will have to be kept by all the officers and employees, including signal staff, engineering department, transport personnel and those who are posted at railway crossings which would help avoid occurrence of accidents.
“At the same time train drivers too have a vital responsibility to prevent accidents because thousands of valued passengers they are carrying,” Shoaib Adil stressed.
The Divisional Transportation Officer (DTO), Hameed Lashari, advised loco drivers, station masters, traffic inspectors, PWI, TXR, railway police to pay special attention on track maintenance, coaches and wagons and, most importantly, the passengers.
Speaking on the occasion, Deputy DS, Saima Bashir, cautioned that there was no room for any error any more.
She remarked that it was the second safety interactive workshop while such workshops will be organized every week.
The Deputy DS urged upon all the railway employees to perform their duty honestly, diligently and dedication.
Divisional Engineers, Mohammad Jamshed Ali and Nasir Hanif, also spoke to sensitize participants and highlighted the importance of the role of each category of Railway employee in ensuring safety.
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