NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): The Union Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw today unveiled the ‘The Indian Railways Construction Manual, 2023’ in New Delhi.
Holistic Manual
Addressing the gathering after launching the manual, the Union Minister for Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “The construction manual will help in many activities including Land acquisition, forest clearance, bridge design, contract management, tunnel construction, road flyover/ under bridges. This manual would help us to achieve to become the world’s fastest-growing rail network.”
Apt for Today’s Needs
Shri Vaishnaw further said “It is a real pleasure that the construction manual is now in a new form and in tune with our time. Since Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has taken charge, the Railway has been his focus including the construction of new tracks and stations in this mission, this manual will play a key role as the previous version of the manual was old (around 1960) and now new reforms have been incorporated including EPC contracts, bridge construction, execution of signalling, electrical and non-interlocking works etc. which have now been standardized through the new manual”.
Note of thanks to the Railway Board
The Union Minister also appreciated the work done by Shri Roop Narayan Sunkar, former Member (Infrastructure), the Railway Board and the entire team in preparing this manual. Indian Railway Institute of Civil Engineering and the team of construction officers of different zonal railways have prepared this manual. This manual is an important milestone in the efforts of Indian Railways to equip construction officials with the required knowledge for the execution of construction projects at a faster pace.
Capacity Building
As per the National Rail Plan, Indian Railways has to develop capacity by the year 2030 that will cater to the growing demand up to the year 2050. To achieve this, Indian Railways has to increase the pace of building its infrastructure i.e. commissioning of supercritical and critical projects, construction of new lines; completion of gauge conversion, multi-tracking, automatic signaling traffic facility works etc.
Long Need meets Consummation
To guide construction officials, a need was therefore felt to have a manual covering various aspects of construction. The manual has been prepared in simple language which can be understood easily by field officials.
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