Aurangabad tragedy: NCR in vigil mode

Prayagraj: A day after 16 migrant labourers were run over by a goods train near

Aurangabad

, North Central Railway launched a safety drive on Saturday to check unauthorised movement and

trespassing

on tracks.

Chief public relations officer (CPRO) of

NCR Ajeet Kumar Singh

said, “Regular train

operations

might have been suspended during the lockdown, but freight and parcel trains are still plying. NCR has sent around 12 lakh SMSes to the general public to inform them about the operations of goods train.” NCR has also notified the public through various mediums about the movement of these trains, he added.

Apart from these, Shramik Special trains are plying daily on different routes to ferry migrant workers stranded in different states. In view of these train operations and migrant labourers walking near tracks, NCR and Northern Railway general manager Rajiv Chaudhry has directed all divisions to strictly monitor all such movements.

“All loco-pilots, guards, gateman, trackman, station masters and RPF personnel have been advised to report any unauthorised movement or trespassing on railway tracks by any person. They have been directed to bring any such movement to the notice of the nearest railway station or the RPF post so as immediate action can be taken,” said Singh.