Switch over to latest technology, Rlys. told

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, APRIL 14. Southern Railway can make use of the remote sensing and global positioning systems available in the Anna University to improve its operating efficiency, said the Vice- Chancellor, Dr. A. Kalanidhi, here on Wednesday.

Participating in the Railway Week celebrations, he said as the cost of these systems had come down, railways could switch over to the latest technology for monitoring the movement of goods and passenger trains. He suggested railway engineers to update their technical knowledge through the internet-based education programme of the varsity.

The Southern Railway General Manager, Mr. N. Krithivasan, said the zone's earnings in the last financial year were Rs. 2,300 crores as against Rs. 2,111 crores in the previous year.

Completion of Tambaram-Tiruchi-Dindigul conversion, introduction of additional trains/ extension of certain services, and specials and augmentation of number of coaches in major trains had resulted in improved passenger earnings. It had planned to introduce telebooking and ticket booking through internet by the end of this year.

He said apart from taking various measures to prevent accidents at the level crossing gates, the zone had referred the problem to an expert group in IIT to make an in-depth study and suggest measures to reduce the accident rate, he added.

Mrs. Rajalakshmi Kalanidhi distributed individual awards to 199 railway personnel, group awards to 12 and efficiency shields to 29 departments.

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