SrinagarNorthern Railway has stepped up its level-crossing safety awareness campaigns through multi-pronged thematic programmes and popular mass communication modes.
Senior Railway Officers Neeraj Kumar, Chief Safety Officer and Divisional Railway Managers of all five divisions of Northern Railway viz. Delhi, Moradabad, Lucknow, Ambala and Firozpur participated in various awareness campaigns held during International Level Crossing Awareness Week (28th May to 2ndJune 2017).
During the course of this Week, Delhi Division of Northern Railway conducted level-crossings awareness campaign through the popular Nukkad Naataks at different locations near Manned/ Unmanned Level crossings at Shamli, Baraut, Kandhla, Nangloi, Bahardurgarh, Rohtak, Jind, Jind City, Safidon, Madlauda, Panipat, Palam. Other campaigns are also slated over predominant sections where level-crossing connecting hinterland areas are situated.
A Motor-Cycle Rally was also organised by RPF at Moradabad to create awareness.
Posters & Stickers were pasted at prominent places at vulnerable locations. Railway Personnel distributed safety pamphlets, and counselled road users at different locations. General public were sensitized on dangers of boarding running trains, observe cautions on possible train movement before negotiating Unmanned Level-crossings and not to force the gateman to open the gate when it is closed to avoid any mishap etc. Similar programmes shall be held during the course of the International Level-crossing safety week.
To prevent accidents at unmanned crossings, Northern Railway is pursuing a phased program to transform every unmanned crossing into either a road under bridge or road over bridge or by constructing a Limited Height Subway.
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