Ferozepur Rail Division establishes BDU, reshuffles officers to strengthen share of traditional goods freight
Ferozepur, July 3, 2020: The Ministry of Railways has set a target to double the current volume of freight by railways by 2024 and for this, it is necessary to strengthen the share of traditional goods and various non-traditional goods in freight by railways.
Divisional Railway Manager Rajesh Agarwal informed that a Business Development Unit - BDU - has been set up at all zonal and divisional levels to attract this traffic. The officers involved in the Business Development Unit established in Ferozepur Division are Sudhir Kumar Singh, Senior Divisional Operations Manager, Chetan Taneja, Senior Divisional Commerce Manager, Lokesh Singla, Senior Divisional Finance Manager and Rakesh Kumar, Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer / Carriage & Wagon.
DRM said, the officers involved in this group will be in constant touch with the business and industry to attract traffic so that they can get fast and complaint free freight. All the traders are requested to inform the members of the committee about their rail transport needs as soon as possible through Commercial Control over mobile No.9779233942.
He said, the Commerce and Operations Department of Ferozepur Division has also been reshuffled and S. P. Singh Bhatia, Divisional Operations Manager / G, Ferozepur has been promoted to the post of Senior Divisional Operations Manager / Passenger Movement, Ferozepur. Bhatia, while holding the post of Divisional Operations Manager / G, will ensure the safe operation of all the trains of the Division.
Sudhir Singh has been posted as Station Director, Jammu Tawi in place of Chetan Taneja. Chetan Taneja will coordinate with all the departments and pay special attention to cleanliness at Jammu Tawi station, behavior of passengers as well as railway workers and transparency in the working style of the Commercial Department, said DRM.
Chetan Taneja has been replaced by Vivek Sharma, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Ferozepur Trilok Singh, Divisional Commercial Manager, Ferozepur has been promoted to the vacant post of Chief Area Manager, Ludhiana. Pawanish Kattal has been posted as Divisional Commercial Manager, Ferozepur in place of Trilok Singh. Vipan Purohit has taken over as Assistant Commercial Manager, Ferozepur. Shakib Yusuf has taken over the post of Chief Area Manager, Srinagar in place of Vipan Purohit. Virender Prasad Bhatt, Assistant Commercial Manager, Ferozepur has been transferred to HO Baroda House, New Delhi, added DRM.
DRM informed that the priority of these officers would be to provide better facilities to the railway passengers and address their grievances.