Shri Suresh Prabhu inaugurates fitment of CCTV in Shan-E-Punjab Express Train

Amritsar, April 8 (Punjab Post Bureau)- In keeping with the budgetary proposal to step up security measures in Railways, Hon’ble Minister for Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated *the fitment of CCTV  in Train No.s 12497/12498 Shan-e-Punjab Express* today (08.04.2016) through video-conferencing from Rail Bhawan premises, New Delhi. Senior Railway officers present at Rail Bhawan include Shri Hemant Kumar, Member Mechanical Railway Board, Shri Mohd. Jamshed, Member Traffic Railway Board, Shri V.K.Gupta, Member Engineering, Railway Board and Shri A.K.Puthia General Manager, Northern Railway. At the ceremonial commencement of the function at Amritsar railway station, Shri Anil Joshi, Hon’ble Minister for Local Govt., Medical Education & Research, Govt. of Punjab, Shri Bakshi Ram Arora, Hon’ble Mayor, Amritsar, and Hon’ble Members of the Passengers Amenities Committee Dr. Ashok Tripathi, Shri Mohd. Irfan Khan and Shri Tilak Raj Kataria were the distinguished guests on the occasion. Shri Anuj Prakash Divisional Railway Manager, Northern Railway, Firozpur and senior Railway officers were present on the occasion.

Stepping up of security measures for the travelling public is one of the high-priority areas of the Indian Railways. From round-the-clock accessible helplines, fine-tuning of measures of response to emergencies to installation of technology-enabled modes of multi-screening, surveillance and security systems, the Railway is increasingly adopting all-out measures.