Railways employees put on cyclone alert

Vijayawada: The South Central Railway made elaborate arrangements to handle any emergency which would arise due to Cyclone Phethai which is expected to make a landfall on coastal Andhra Pradesh on Monday.

SCR general manager Vinod Kumar Yadav said that arrangements are made to ensure safety of passengers and the divisional railway manager has been instructed to handle any emergency and keep the officers and staff ready for undertaking any relief work in case of need. 

Extensive patrolling of the railway tracks is being continuously undertaken to ensure safe movement of trains and to regulate any services if necessary, said Vinod Kumar.

He said that Station Masters of all stations on the coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh have been advised to maintain close liaison with the State authorities and with higher railway officials, for proper coordination. They will also be reaching out to the needy rail users for arranging any requirement in terms of food, resting and other such requirements that can arise.

Helpline control to monitor the situation 24 x 7 basis has been put into operation at Vijayawada and the following are the Helpline numbers Vijayawada – 9121271340, 9121271447, 0866-2576924 and Guntur – 9701379981, 0863-2254161.