NFR accelerates security in major railway stations

RPF

RPF

Maligaon, August 9 (MExN): The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has beefed up security of all major railway stations including Guwahati considerably in view of the coming Independence Day celebration.

 

PJ Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer, in a press release stated that co-ordination meeting with GRP, Local Police, and Intelligence agencies, Railway/Civil Administration have been held with the Chief Secretary & DGP, Assam at Zonal and Divisional level.

 

Instructions have been issued to remain alert, the release stated, adding all major stations are being guarded by respective state police personnel and other security agencies.

 

Guwahati which is the biggest railway station of the Northeast with a footfall of 40000 everyday and more than 30 pairs of trains passing through the station daily, the release added security of this station was of paramount importance.

 

Therefore a quick reaction team comprising of fully armed RPSF jawans along with RPF personnel under one officer has been on shift duty at the station.

 

About 30 GRP personnel are also helping in maintaining security of the station in each shift.

 

To improve overall security, some measures have been taken – track patrolling in vulnerable stretches/sections by motor trolleys or on foot by GRP/RPF and Railway staff.

 

Random frisking of passengers and luggage with the help of hand metal detectors, baggage scanners. Anti-sabotage checking with the help of sniffer dogs at stations, trains, platforms etc are being undertaken.

 

Security of railway stations, especially entry and exit area are being monitored to control the access, round the clock monitoring by CCTV of all vulnerable areas.

 

Important mail/express and passenger trains are being escorted by RPF/RPSF or GRP on random basis. Gazetted officers are conducting night checking at stations, yard to supervise alertness and other precautionary measures.

 

In addition, the release added that instructions have been issued to concerned departments to frequently check the dustbins, cloak rooms, parcels, parking area etc.

 

Interactive sessions with the coolies, vendors, taxi/auto rickshaw drivers have been organized to brief them to keep watch over suspicious persons and article.

 

Frequent announcements through public announcement systems are also being made to create security alertness among the passengers.

 



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