Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. has said it continues to accord the highest precedence to safety, ensuring that its systems, assets and operational practices are continuously monitored and enhanced done regular audits.
As portion of this, Intra Railway Safety Audits are periodically undertaken crossed each regions to measure readiness, place imaginable risks and reenforce standardised procedures that enactment harmless and reliable bid operations. In enactment with Railway Board directives, the Intra Railway Safety Audit of the Karwar Region was conducted connected November 11 and 12.
The audit was carried retired by a multidisciplinary squad from the headquarters, comprising officers from the Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical, Signal & Telecommunication and Traffic Departments, led by the Chief Safety Officer (CSO).
They were assisted by a squad of Regional Officers headed by the Regional Railway Manager (RRM/Karwar) to guarantee creaseless execution of the audit. The squad inspected assorted information assets and installations and besides reviewed the catastrophe preparedness of the Self-Propelled Accident Relief Medical Van (SPARMV) and the Accident Relief Train (ART) stationed astatine Verna.

A information squad comprising engineers, technicians, operations unit and others conducts a safety inspection of the way during the intra-Railway information audit undertaken by Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., precocious successful Karwar region. | Photo Credit: The Hindu
Similar to the Intra Railway Safety Audit of the Ratnagiri Region conducted successful June 2025, this audit facilitates systematic improvements and promotes uniformity successful enactment practices crossed regions. Good practices followed by different Zonal Railways were besides examined for imaginable adoption. Intra Railway Safety Audits are conducted successful summation to the Inter-Zonal Railway Safety Audits, which are undertaken doubly a twelvemonth successful each portion by Zonal Railways nominated by the Railway Board.

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