More people go online to ‘make railways better’
Good work you ppl. Unbelievable over 140,000 of you are quietly working to make railways better. Thumbs up....
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More people concerned about improvements in railway amenities are interacting with authorities of the Southern Railway directly through 'Local Circles', a social media site launched by the Centre for direct interaction between the public and government officials.
The 'Make Railways Better' option on the Local Circles page seeks suggestions from people. The individual can post their opinions the way they do on any social media page, and the railways would respond by email. The forum also has open discussions on general topics concerning the railways, like cleanliness and safety.
Topics like accidents and rail coaches are also discussed in detail on the social media platform.
The officials said that several inputs were being taken regarding the elimination of unmanned railway crossings and bringing out a more clean, effective and passenger-friendly coaches.
The Local Circles page, as the website says, is a social media website for 'Communities, Governance and Urban Policy'. A senior official attached with the Southern Railways said, "The programme was started in the middle of 2014 by the BJP government in order to get an understanding of the root cause of the problems in the railways. The IT team started it as a pilot project with 1 lakh users, but it is making inroads. All the railway divisions have been covered now, and the consultative committee members and passengers are linked."
A Giri, secretary of the Thanjavur Rail Users Association, said the discussion was more effective as the queries were being responded to and likeminded people could air the same grievances.
Mr Giri recently pointed out in the forum that the Thanjavur railway station leaked during the rains and also asked for the gutters in the station to be cleaned. He added that although the announcement on wifi in the station has been made, the project was yet to gain pace. more
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/More-people-go-online-to-make-railways-better/articleshow/49410889.cms
More people concerned about improvements in railway amenities are interacting with authorities of the Southern Railway directly through 'Local Circles', a social media site launched by the Centre for direct interaction between the public and government officials.
The 'Make Railways Better' option on the Local Circles page seeks suggestions from people. The individual can post their opinions the way they do on any social media page, and the railways would respond by email. The forum also has open discussions on general topics concerning the railways, like cleanliness and safety.
Topics like accidents and rail coaches are also discussed in detail on the social media platform.
The officials said that several inputs were being taken regarding the elimination of unmanned railway crossings and bringing out a more clean, effective and passenger-friendly coaches.
The Local Circles page, as the website says, is a social media website for 'Communities, Governance and Urban Policy'. A senior official attached with the Southern Railways said, "The programme was started in the middle of 2014 by the BJP government in order to get an understanding of the root cause of the problems in the railways. The IT team started it as a pilot project with 1 lakh users, but it is making inroads. All the railway divisions have been covered now, and the consultative committee members and passengers are linked."
A Giri, secretary of the Thanjavur Rail Users Association, said the discussion was more effective as the queries were being responded to and likeminded people could air the same grievances.
Mr Giri recently pointed out in the forum that the Thanjavur railway station leaked during the rains and also asked for the gutters in the station to be cleaned. He added that although the announcement on wifi in the station has been made, the project was yet to gain pace. more
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My earnest request to Railway authorities to review decision regarding filing separate form for one individual, when applying for lower birth, for senior citizens. While travelling, both Husband and Wife, on basis of single form, getting seats, but at different place or in different compartments, even though there is vacancy in a compartment. This makes very difficult for senior citizens. Hence, please allow one form for both Husband and Wife or any senior citizens. At present fr senior citizens, applying for more than one person, getting only upper births. desoite request for lower birth. This is not proper. more
Dec 08
Railway is the life line of our country. The improvement in railway will lead to the growth of the communication in India. more
Nov 28
the big problem that will be coming soon for next 3 months is fog in northern region. Is there no technical way to improve punctuality at time? i remember that in sixties and seventies also there used to be some delay but a delay of more than 4 hrs was unheard of those days? Also, as the average speed f trains is almost half of booked speed why trains are not able to do some make up of lost time in day journey? If trains are delayed for 12-24 hrs, how can the train staff keep them clean with barely 5-15 min halt at major stations? more
Oct 31
Coach attendants and tte's should keep out unlicensed hawkers /vendors and beggars/urchins from the train compartment . Complaint book available with train supdt/conductor.This is written in every compartment of the train . My point here is that no one is following this rule and it is free for all in the compartment of local trains with urchins and vendors taking control. more
Oct 30
