Rawalpindi:
Taking a serious notification of the growing presence and reproduction of snakes in the areas of derivation and goods, through the nine platforms, and within a radius of one kilomene of the Rawalpindi train station, the authorities deployed machinery to eliminate the vegetation covered with vegetation, including the wild bushes three feet high, the grass and the weeds of cannabis.
In response to a report published in The express trustee Highlighting the problem, the divisional superintendent of Rawalpindi Railways (DS), Nooruddin Dawar, took quick measures and ordered the immediate authorization of the vegetation covered with platforms and adjacent areas.
An automated high -strength grass cutting machine quickly deployed in the area of derivation and merchandise and began operating from the Nos 3 to 10 platform. Authorization work will continue until Friday and is expected to be completely completed on Saturday.
The DS convened meetings with the personnel of the departments of goods, carriages and wagons, cleaning and signal, informing them about the operation. He stressed that the safety of railway personnel is of the utmost importance, and warned that negligence would not be tolerated.
Issuing an urgent directive, the DS instructed the Divisional Engineer (DEN) Tayyab, the Permanent Via Inspector (PWI) Rawalpindi, the Works-i inspector (IUW-I) Nasir Jadoon and inspector of Works-II (IUW-II) Murtaza to immediately start the elimination of emergency steps along lines 5 to 10, with a period of 72 Hour for the full update of the full update. The operation began on Thursday.
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In addition, the DS has directed the railway police and other relevant personnel to launch measures against spray and extermination against snakes in all areas affected as of Friday.
Due to the recent rains of the monsoon, carriage and car personnel, goods, traffic and derivation departments had informed an alarming increase in snakes, insects and other pests, with formal complaints previously presented with respect to danger.
The leaders of the Railway Labor Alliance, including Mubarak Hussain, Shaukat Ali Awan, Shaukat Khan, Zahid Mehmood, Irfan Minhas and Fida Hussain, have welcomed the rapid action and the beginning of authorization operations in the derivation area.
They urged the administration to implement a regular and systematic maintenance plan of weeds and grass at the station’s facilities to avoid similar threats in the future.
