Srinivas assumes charge as OSD for South Coast Railway zone

Visakhapatnam: S S Srinivas, an Indian Railway Personnel Service officer, has assumed charge as Officer on Special Duty for South Coast Railway zone here on Monday. The Ministry of Railways assigned OSD the responsibility of undertaking planning and preparatory work for formation of new South Coast Railway zone headquartered in Visakhapatnam. His immediate priorities include a survey of existing infrastructural facilities, the requirement of land acquisition and preparation of Detailed Project Report for additional requirements and the blueprint for a smooth transition of staff into the new zone.

In his career spanning over two and a half decades, he has held several key positions across five Railway Zones, a production unit and at the National Academy of Indian Railways. His key professional interests include employee welfare, negotiations, transformation, and change management. His prior experience of handling change management and formation of two new railway zones of South Western Railway and East Coast Railway, as well as setting up of RRC Bhubaneswar would prove valuable in his current assignment.