Konkan Railway Corporation is geared up to tackle monsoon-related issues, according to a press statement by the corporation here.
The statement said that Konkan Railway has completed all the planned safety works on its route from Kolad (after Roha station of Central Railway) to Thokur (before Mangalore station). Special attention has been laid on geo-safety works such as flattening of slopes, rock bolting, shotcreting inside tunnels, storm water drain cleaning and lining, and construction of RCC retaining walls.
The statement said that Konkan Railway will conduct 24X7 monsoon patrolling to ensure safety along the track. About 700 personnel will be patrolling the Konkan railway route from Kolad to Thokur during monsoon. Vulnerable locations will be patrolled round the clock and stationary watchmen will be deployed for 24 hours at critical locations, it said.
Speed restrictions will be imposed at vulnerable locations. Patrolling by self-propelled rail maintenance vehicles will be done from sunset to sunrise between Kolad and Thokur.
Instructions have been issued to the loco drivers to impose a speed of 40 kmph in case of heavy rainfall impairing visibility. Self-propelled accident relief medical van with provision for operation theatre and emergency medical aid are kept ready all the time at Ratnagiri and Verna along with accident relief train, the statement said.