General Manager of South Western Railway Gajanan Mallya along with other senior officials inspected the Ballari-Hubballi section of the railway zone and checked various safety parameters. He checked Ballari station, Goods Shed and running room at Ballari.
Gajanan Mallya conducted a Window Trail inspection from Ballari to Hubballi. En route, he inspected Level Crossing Gate No. 90 and Minor Bridge No. 154 between Papinayanakahalli – Bayaluvoddigeri, Major Bridge No. 104 on Tungabhadra River in Hosapete – Munirabad Section, Goods Shed improvement work at Koppaland Road Under Bridge No. 12 A between Hulkoti and Annigeri.
Mr Mallya also interacted with the gateman at Level Crossing Gate 90 and track maintenance staff at the Tungabhadra bridge and discussed various safety aspects to ensure train operations, the press release said.
He was accompanied by Arvind Malkhede, Hubballi Divisional Railway Manager; SPS Gupta, Principal Chief Engineer; Manoj Mahajan, Principal Chief Electrical Engineer; Harishankar Verma, Principal Chief Operations Manager; and other officers.