52 cr for Tirchi railway division to carry out development
Tirchi:Southern Railway Headquarters has sanctioned Rs. 52 crore to the Tiruchi Railway Division to carry out various types of development works.It would be utilised to carry out 157 works. A sum of Rs. 13 crore is proposed to be spent to convert unmanned level crossings into manned ones besides construction of limited use subways in lieu of unmanned gates and laying of approach road to the adjacent manned / unmanned gates to enable the closure of the poorly used unmanned gates. A Southern Railway press release here said Rs. 6 crore would be spent for improvements to track on the chord line. Parcel offices at Kumbakonam, Pondicherry, Mayiladuturai and Tiruvarur will be improved at a cost of Rs. 50 lakh. Stationmaster rooms on chord line will also be improved.Two new Railway Protection Force (RPF) outposts have been planned at Villupuram and Chidambaram at a cost of Rs. 60 lakh.Improvements to running room at Tiruchi where Loco Pilots, Assistant Loco Pilots and Guards take rest after completion of duty has also been planned at a cost of Rs. 30 lakh.Concrete surfacing of goods yards at Ariyalur, Ichchangadu and Vriddhachalam was being undertaken to facilitate free movement of lorry traffic inside the shed.
