New Delhi [India]October 31 (ANI): The Union Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnav presented awards to state-owned Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) teams and individual employees for outstanding performance.
On Sunday, the Minister addressed the 17th Foundation Day of DFCCIL as the Chief Guest at Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
DFCCIL’s mission is to build a corridor with appropriate technology that will enable Indian Railways to regain its market share of freight transport by creating additional capacity and guaranteeing its customers efficient, reliable, safe and affordable options for mobility. make capable.
Other dignitaries included VK Tripathi Chairman & CEO Railway Board & Chairman DFCCIL, and RN Singh Secretary Railway Board, RK Jain, MD DFCCIL, N Srinivas Director/OP & BD, HM Gupta, Director/Infra. Heera Ballabh Director/Finance, Pankaj Saxena Director/PP, Ashish Kumar CVO. The event was attended by senior officials from Railway Board, Zonal Railways, DFCCIL, PSUs, World Bank and JICA, project partners, stakeholders.
Vaishnav handed over individual, team and running shields today. 34 individual awards, one posthumous award. The Group Award was presented to a four-member in-house team that contributed to the development of the Dedicated Freight Information System (DFIS) system. Running shield for Western Corridor was awarded to Ahmedabad Field Unit and for Eastern Corridor jointly to Prayagraj East and West Field Units. The Hon’ble Minister unveiled the DFC in-house journal The Game Changer and the special edition of Manthan, Rajbhasha House Journal.
The Union Minister said that DFC has not only created new ways of working and new ways of project execution but has also set new benchmarks on how to develop IR in future. Hon’ble Railway Minister informed about 28 major reforms initiated by Railways. Vaishnav told about IR’s 40 percent modal share and 3000 MT loading target.
He also said that projects worth Rs 90,000 crore have been identified by the Indian Railways to facilitate the movement of people and goods. The construction of freight corridors in mineral-rich Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha can significantly increase the cargo-carrying capacity of Indian Railways. Vaishnav said the DFC should focus on the transition from the construction phase to the operation and maintenance (O&M) phase.
In addition, Vaishnav emphasized a significant change in mindset with an appetite for growth, cargo and ensuring customer satisfaction. He said that Indian Railways is a storehouse of tremendous talent, which can be harnessed for the betterment of the nation.
Speaking on the occasion, VK Tripathi, Chairman & CEO, Railway Board and Chairman, DFCCIL said that India is one of the select group of countries with dedicated freight corridors. He said that the country has high expectations from DFCCIL especially from saturated IR routes to decongest congestion and provide ease of mobility. In the operational phase, DFC should strive for time bound delivery and innovative freight products.
RK Jain, MD, DFCCIL, while addressing the esteemed gathering said that DFC has entered from `Sracharana (Infrastructure)` to Operational phase. Dedicated freight corridors are freight expressways that are capable of changing not only the transportation but also the logistics landscape by providing longer, faster, heavier and longer trains.
Rajeev Mehta Chairman Logistics Committee, Cement Manufacturers Association and CLO Ultra Tech Cement and Jakob Fris Sorensen, MD APM Terminals Pipavav spoke on the occasion and provided an insight on the importance of DFC from the customer point of view. (ANI)
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