Rail Board Chief Directs Speedy Completion of Kazipet RMU
Officials of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited briefed him on the project through a model and presentation on design and progress
KAZIPET: Railway Board chairman and CEO Satish Kumar on Saturday directed officials to expedite completion of the Railway Manufacturing Unit (RMU) at Kazipet during an inspection of railway projects in Telangana.
Accompanied by South Central Railway general manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava and Secunderabad divisional railway manager Dr R. Gopalakrishnan, he reviewed works at the Kazipet RMU, Cherlapally terminal, Jangaon Amrit Station and the Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications.
At Kazipet, he first assessed redevelopment works under the Amrit Station Scheme, including passenger amenities. He later reviewed construction of the RMU, being built at a cost of Rs 597.68 crore.
Officials of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited briefed him on the project through a model and presentation on design and progress. He inspected key sections, including the main shed, coach shop, paint shop, wheel shop and testing shop, and instructed officials to complete the remaining works on schedule.
Speaking to the media, Satish Kumar said the Kazipet unit would become a major centre for manufacture and maintenance of modern coaches and would strengthen railway infrastructure while generating employment in the region.
He later conducted a rear-window inspection from Kazipet to Charlapalli and reviewed passenger amenities and redevelopment works at Jangaon Amrit Station.