GUWAHATI: The under construction Bogibeel bridge over the River Brahmaputra in Dibrugarh district of Assam will be completed in all aspects by October 31 this year.
The general managers of N F Railway and N F Railway construction organisations on Tuesday apprised the Minister of State of Railways Rajen Gohain in this regard during a review meeting of NF Railway projects held at the NF Railway headquarter here.
The minister took stock of performances in of N. F. Railway in terms of progress of various constructions projects and other parameters and discussed punctuality, cleanliness, passenger amenities, provision of toilets, lifts and escalators, elimination of un-manned level crossings and security among other issues.
The minister was apprised that almost all works of the Bogibeel Bridge had been progressing as planned and the bridge would be ready in all respect by October-end this year. The minister also reviewed the progress of construction of Pit Lines at Silghat station, which is essential for starting train services to and from Silghat. He instructed concerned officials to expedite the work so that passenger services can be started at an early date.
He was also apprised that punctuality of Mail / Express trains has steadily increased from 58.53% in January 2018 to 83.41% up to 26th August 2018. During the period the number of trains that had failed to run on time has decreased from 1019 to 448 and most of the delays were less than 60 minutes. While in January 2018, 677 trains ran with more than 60 minutes delays, the number has decreased to 280 in current months. The minister stressed on targeting at least 90% punctuality. The railway officials informed the minister that out of the 674 stations in N. F. Railway (including halt stations), 420 stations have already been brought under cleanliness programmes and the rest would be covered soon.