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1 INSPECTION BOOKLET 2021-2022 HQ's ANNUAL INSPECTION OF JOLARPETTAI JN.- ERODE JN. SECTION BY GENERAL MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY AND PHODs DRM SALEM HAS RECEIVED INTER DIVISIONAL OVER ALL WINNER SHIELD FROM GM/SR FOR THE 3 rd CONSECUTIVE YEAR (2018,2019,2020)

2 Southern RailwayHQ Inspection Team (Shri./Smt./Ms.) GM John Thomas CRS/SBC Abhai Kumar Rai AGM B.G. Mallya SDGM P. Mahesh PCE Sudhir Panwar PCOM Neenu Ittyerah PCEE R.K.Mehta PFA J. Vishwanathan PCME Gautam Datta PCCM Ravi Valluri PCSTE K. Madhusudhan PCSO A.K. Siddhartha PCPO Aruna Nayar PCMD Dr. C.V.N. Murthy IG cum PCSC Birendra Kumar PCMM PC. Tamta CAO/CN/MS Prafulla Verma CE/P&D (Territorial HOD, SA Aqueel Ahmad Divn.) DGM/OL Dinanath Singh Salem Division Team (Shri./Smt./Ms.) DRM A.G. Srinivas ADRM P. Sivalingam ACMS Dr. Subaidha Manikfan Sr.DCM E.Harikrishnan Sr.DOM M. Boopathiraja Sr.DFM S.Manikandan Sr.DME S.V.Raja Sr.DEE/RS/ED M. Nagarjun Reddy Sr.DME/DSL/ED S. Senthil Kumar Sr.DEE/Op & TRD K.M. Sathiyia Rathan Sr.DEE/General P.K. Selvan Sr.DMM K.S. Baskar Sr.DEN/Co-ord S. Kannan DEN/West K.K. Subramani DEN/East P.R. Narasimhachari DEN/Central T. Loganayaki Sr. DSTE Nemani Vivekananda DSO Praveen Kumar Sr.DPO P.K. Soundara Pandian DSC/RPF S. Sivasankaran DHO Murlidhar Kumbhare Rajbhasha Adhikari, PGT & SA Binita Soy

3 INDEX S. No. DESCRIPTION Page No. A. GENERAL INFORMATION I Details of Salem Division 6 II Salient Features 25 III Maps 27 IV Milestones of Salem Division 30 V Highlights Of Salem Division in 2020 40 Annual Performance Agreement (MoU) between GM and VI DRM 52 Divisional Key Performance Indices (KPIs) upto December VIII 2020 57 DEPARTMENTS AND PERFORMANCE B. Business Development Unit 62 I Accounts Department 63 II Commercial Department 67 III Electrical (General) Department 74 IV Electrical (Operations) Department 97 V Electrical (TRD) Department 120 VI Electrical Loco Shed, Erode 136 VII Engineering Department 176 VIII Mechanical Department 178 IX Diesel Loco Shed, Erode 218 X Medical Department 248 XI Operating Department 252 XII Personnel Department 261 XIII Safety Department 274 XIV Signal & Telecommunication Department 284 XV Stores Department 289 XVI Security Department 309 XVII Raj Bhasha 312 XVIII 316

4 321 322 C. DETAILS OF JOLARPETTAI – ERODE SECTION 323 324 I Schematic Diagram 326 327 II Section Details 329 III Details of Block Instruments 336 IV Station-wise S&T failure details 341 348 V Cause-wise S&T failure details 354 VI Station Details 362 1. TIRUPATTUR (TPT) 368 2. KAGANKARAI (KEY) 377 3. KUNNATTUR HALT (KNNT) 383 4. SAMALPATTI (SLY) 390 5. DASAMPATTI (DST) 396 6. DODDAMPATTI (DPI) 402 7. MORAPPUR (MAP) 405 8. THONGANUR HALT (TNGR) 417 9. BUDDIREDDIPATTI (BDY) 423 10. BOMMIDI (BQI) 429 11. LOKUR (LCR) 436 12. DANISHPET (DSPT) 443 13. TINNAPPATTI (TNT) 449 14. KARUPPUR (KPPR) 456 15. MAGNESITE JUNCTION (MGSJ) 16. SALEM JUNCTION (SA) 17. VIRAPANDI ROAD (VRPD) 18. MAGUDANCHAVADI (DC) 19. MAVELIPALAYAM (MVPM) 20. SANKARIDURG (SGE) 21. ANANGUR (ANU) 22. CAUVERY (CV) D. ENGINEERING DETAILS OF JTJ-ED SECTION

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6 Introduction The name 'Salem' appears to have been derived from ‘Sela’ or Shalya which refers to a place surrounded by hills, as in the inscriptions. Salem has a vibrant culture dating back to the ancient Kongu Nadu. Local tradition claims Salem as the birth place of Tamil poetess Avvaiyar. What is Salem noted for: There are many things in Salem that are noteworthy by virtue of its location and social set-up. 1. The Stanley Reservoir: The Stanley Reservoir is the heart that pumps the life giving water to the farmers of the Cauvery basin who suffer the vagaries of Indian monsoons. 2. The district is rich in mineral deposits like Magnesite, Soapstone, Dunite, Limestone, Quartz, Felspar, Granite and Iron ore. 3. Mango fruits from Salem are enjoyed and much sought after, specially the variety Malgoa, which is the pride of Salem besides a number of other newly introduced hybrid varieties. I. Tourist Places A) Yercaud Yercaud is one of the most well known hill stations of Tamil Nadu, at a distance of 22 km from the city of Salem. These hills form a part of the Servarayan Range in the Eastern Ghats and are situated at an altitude of 1515 m (4,920 feet) above sea level. The area of these hills is also popular for coffee plantations and orange groves, along with an orchidarium, which is run by the Botanical Survey of India. The highest point at these hills is the site of the Servarayan Temple, due to which, these hills are also sometimes referred to as Shevaroy Hills. It is also home to the Murugar group of temples. The place also has a nearby lake, which is famous as a boating site, and also for its gardens.The town gets its name from the lake located at its center - in Tamil 'Yeri' means 'lake' and 'Kaadu' means 'forest’. The highest point in Yercaud is the Servarayan temple, which is situated at a height of 5326 feet. Hence the Yercaud hill area is called Shevaroy Hills.

7 B) Kurumpapatti Kurumpapatti Zoological Park is a small zoological park situated at a distance of 6 km from the city of Salem. This park is mainly known for its bird species, like the white peacock and small multicolor cranes. C) Mettur Dam Mettur, meaning 'town with crests and troughs', obtained its name owing to the undulating rocky nature of the land that makes the town an ideal place for the DAM on Cauvery river the life line of north and central Tamil Nadu. Stanley Reservoir. The Mettur Dam is a large dam and oldest dam in India built in 1934.It was constructed in a gorge, where the River Kaveri enters the plains. It provides irrigation facilities to other district farm land. Built to a length of 1700 meters, the mettur hydro electrical power projects are available here. Surrounded with the hills makes Mettur as a tourist attraction. The upstream of the dam is Hognekkal fall. D) Tharamangalam The town of Tharamangalam is situated at a distance of 27 km from the city of Salem. The main attraction of this town is the Kailasanathar Temple, which is known for its architectural beauty that consists of very detailed statues and stone carvings, along with a rotating lotus flower in its ceiling. E) Ayodhyapattanam Ayodhyapattanam is a suburban town, situated at a distance of 10 km from the city of Salem. The name of the town is derived from Ayodhya, which was the birthplace of Lord Rama. Lord Rama is said to have stayed here on his journey back to Ayodhya from Sri Lanka, at the end of his war with the demon king, Ravana. The surroundings of this temple also comprise a Vishnu Temple, with Kodandaramar as its main deity. A weekly market is also held here, which was established by the Taluka Board in 1895 F) Kandhasramam Kandhasramam is a temple complex situated at a distance of 5 km from the city of Salem. It lies in the extreme northern end of the Jarugu Malai Mountain, on the banks of a stream called Kannimar Odai. This complex was constructed between the years 1970 and 1971, by Santhanandha Brahmendra Sarasvathi Adhyavadhutha Swamy. There are three main deities of this temple, namely Murugan, worshipped as Skandha Guru; Lakshmi, worshipped as Ashtabuja Mahalakshmi; and Parvati, worshipped as Durga Parameshvari. G) Tiruchengodu The famous Ardhanareeswarar (see Ardhanarishvara) hill temple (one of the 64 manifestations of Lord Shiva, representing the unity of Shiva and

8 Parvati) is situated in Tiruchengode. This is an ancient temple mentioned in the Tamil work Silapathikaram as Neduvelkunru. It is also famous for Chenkottu Velavar (Lord Muruga) Temple, which is situated in the same hill. H) Sankari Fort The Sankakiri Fort is one of the historical attractions of Salem, situated 30 km away from the city. This fort is located on the Sankakiri Hills, at a height of 40 ft. This fort has 10 compound walls, 5 temples, 2 mosques and 6 platforms. The significant items present at this fort include the weapons, pistols and jewels of some of the well known rulers of this region, Tipu Sultan and Theeran Chinnamalai. The St. Antony’s Church is located on the way to the Sankakiri Fort. I) Namakkal Hanuman Temple 50 kms south of Salem is the town of Namakkal famous for its Vishnu temple, the fort and the massive Hanuman. The town lies at the foot of the rock, 200 mts. high and ½ mile in circumference. There is a fort on the rock. There are 2 rock cut cave temples dedicated to Narasimhaswamy and Ranganathaswamy. The huge Hanuman statue is carved out of a single stone. J) Kolli Hills Kolli Hills rises 1300 m into the sky. It takes 72 Hair pin bends to climb to the highest peak of this place. But the one’s you should go sight-seeing for would be Sekkuparai and Selur Nadu. Well this place has pineapple research farm which breeds a variety of never seen before pineapples. These mountains were sometimes known as 'Kolli Malai', the 'Mountains of Death'. The reason is because early literature records the existence of an image called Kollippavai on top of these hills. This image was believed to represent the spirit of a maiden who lured wayfarers by her beauty and then killed them. The mountain is a site of pilgrimage, because of the Arapaleeswarar temple, which is believed to have a secret path to the Shiva temple in Rasipuram. K) Agaya Gangai Agaya Gangai (Tamil: ஆகாயகங் கக) waterfalls is located in Kolli Hills of the Eastern Ghats. It is 300 ft waterfall of the river Aiyaru situated close to Arapaleeswarar temple. It is located in a valley that is surrounded by mountains on all sides. II. Major Industries A) Salem Steel Plant Salem Steel Plant, a special steels unit of Steel Authority of India Ltd, pioneered the supply of wider width stainless steel sheets / coils in India. The plant can produce austenitic, ferritic, martensitic & low-nickel stainless steel in the form of coils & sheets with an installed capacity of

9 70,000 tonnes / year in Cold Rolling Mill & 3,64,000 tonnes / year in Hot Rolling Mill. Its steel melting shop can produce 1,80,000 tonnes of slabs per annum.In addition, the plant has country's first top-of-the-line stainless steel blanking facility with a capacity of 3,600 tonnes / year of coin blanks & utility blanks / circles. B) JSW Steels Pvt Ltd JSW acquired SISCOL in the year 2004, a sick unit at that time. Quick turnaround of the plant was achieved by expanding capacity from 0.3 Mt to 1 Mt and switching over to value added products. Unique features: 1. Rounds: 5.5 to 180 mm 2. RCS: 55 to 265 mm 3. Flats: 60 to 101 series 4. DSIR Approved R&D Centre with sophisticated modern equipments. 5. Online Automatic inspection and testing facilities for Rounds and RCS up to 160 6. High precision rolling Reducing and Sizing block in Bar and rod mill. C) The Chemplast Sanmar Pvt Ltd Chemplast Sanmar is over forty years old and the flagship company of The Sanmar Groupis a major manufacturer of PVC resins, chlorochemicals and piping systems. The manufacturing facilities are located at Mettur, Panruti, Cuddalore and Ponneri in Tamil Nadu, Shinoli in Maharashtra, and Karaikal in the Union Territory of Puducherry. D)Tamilnadu Magnesite Magnesite Mineral Ore is an essential raw material for manufacturing Refractory Materials used by Steel Industry. This is a rare mineral available in Salem Region of Tamilnadu State and also found in other states like Uttaranchal, Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir. Magnesite of Salem Region is relatively low in Calcium Oxide and high in Silica content. Salem Magnesite Reserves are famous worldwide for its Cryptocrystalline Structure, which is best suited for manufacturing Refractory Bricks. III. Salem District Area &Population (As Per 2011 Census) 1. Area (Sq.kms) : 5237 2. Population : 3482056 3. Population Density (Sq.kms) : 665

10 IV. Parliamentary Constituency Served And Its Sitting Members Name of the Consitituency No. of Stations Covered SN Hon'ble Mp Stns Shri/Smt LOK SABHA 1.Tirupattur Tiruvannamalai 2 2.Kagankarai 1 Annadurai C N Krishnagiri 3 1.Dasampatti 2 Dr.A. Chellakumar 2.Samalpatti 3.Kunnathur Halt 3 Dnv Senthilkumar. Dharmapuri 7 S. 1.Budireddipatti 2.Thonganur Halt 4 Parthiban.S.R Salem 12 3.Bommidi 4.Mecheri Road 5 Chinraj A.K.P Namakkal 6 5.Mettur dam 6 Ganeshamurthi A 6.Morappur Erode 12 7.Doddampatti 1. Salem, 2. Lokur 3. Danishpet 4. Tinnapati 5. Karuppur 6. Salem Market 7. Omalur 8. Salem Town 9. Virapandi Road 10. Ayothipattinam 11. Minnampalli 12. Pedhanaikenpalayam 1. Namakkal 2. Magudanchavadi 3. Mallur 4. Rasipuram 5. Kalangani 6. Mohanur 1 Erode 2. Mavelipalaiyam 3. Sankari Durg 4. Anangur 5. Cauvery

11 Name of the Consitituency No. of Stations Covered SN Hon'ble Mp Stns Tiruppur Shri/Smt Coimbatore Nilgiris 7 Subbarayan, K. Pollachi 6. Totiyapalaiyam 8 Natarajan. P.R Karur 7. Ingur 8. Perundurai 9 Raja, A. 9. Chavadipalaiyam 10. Pasur 11. Unjalur 12. Kodumudi 1.Tiruppur 2. Uttukuli 5 3. Vijayamangalam 4. Somanur 5. Vanjipalaiyam 1.Coimbatore, 2. Coimbatore North 3. Pilamedu 4. Karaimadai 9 5.Periyanaickenpalaiya 6. Thudiyalur 7. Singanallur 8. Irugur 9. Sulur road 1.Udagamandalam 2. Lovdale 3. Ketti 7 4. Wellington 5. Aravankadu 6. Coonoor 7. Mettupalaiyam 10 Shanmuga 1 Podanur Sundaram. K 11 Jothimani S 1.Karur 2. Lalapet 3. Mayanoor 4. Sithalavai 12 5. Mahadhanapuram 6. Virarakkiyam 7. Palaiyam 8. Velliyanai 9. Murthipalaiyam

12 Name of the Consitituency No. of Stations Covered SN Hon'ble Mp Stns Shri/Smt 10. Pugalur 11.Eriodu 12.Vangal 1.Kulithalai Dr. Paarivendhar, T. 2.Timmachipuram 12 R Perambular 3 (Halt) 3. Marudhur (Halt) 1.Mutrasanallur 2. Jiyapuram Halt 13 Thirunavukkarasar. Tiruchchirappal 5 3. Elamanur SU li 4. Perugumani 5. Pettaivaithalai 1.Valappadi Gate 2. Ettappur Road 3. Attur 4. Thalaivasal 14 Gautham Sigamani Kallakurichi 8 5. Melnariyappanur Pon Halt 6. Chinnasalem 7. Pukkiravari 8. Siruvattur 15 T. R. V .S. Ramesh Cuddalore 2 1.Kuttakudi 2. Mukhasaparur

13 RAJYA SABHA S. Name of the Hon'ble MP's Party Place Address TERMS/ TERMS/ N. Shri/Smt From To S.R.Balasubramoniyan 7/293, 30-06-2016 29-06-2022 1 Sulthanpet, sulur AIADMK Coimbatore taluk, Coimbatore 9013181276 641669 N.Chandrasegharan Old No. 37/135, 25-07-2019 24-07-2025 2 New 10/135, AIADMK Mettur Salem Main Road, 9443309929 Dam Mettur Dam, Salem District - 636402 3 Dr.M.Thambidurai AIADMK Krishnagiri D.no.2/289, 03-04-2020 02-04-2026 Chinathagampalli Village,Bargur Post, Krishnagiri Taluk, Krishnagiri District.635104 4 Anthiyur P. Selvarasu DMK Erode No. 114, Nallan 03-04-2020 02-04-2026 Tholuvu, Thuyam Poondhurai, Modakkurichi Taluk, Erode, Tamil Nadu. 638115 5 Shri K.R.N. Rajeshkumar DMK Namakkal Door No. 25A, K.R. 27-09-2021 29-06-2022 Thottam, Kattanachampatty Post, Rasipuram Taluk, Namakkal District. 637408

14 V. DRUCC MEMBERS FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01.01.2020 TO 31.12.2021 Regd Recommend Sl. No. Name, Address ation/ Mobile Photo No (ID Nominated Email No.) By Rohit.K.Jain The Nilgiris 9443669634 No-133/D/1 chamber of [email protected] 1 101/20 Hadfield Road, Commerce & om -21 Udhagamandal Industry. am - 643001 P.Rajendran No-33C, Venkidasamy Mettupalaya 94869 50644 m All dlsrajendran@gma 2 102/20 Road, Traders il.com -21 Bungalow Association Medu, Mettupalayam – 641301 R.K.K.M. Sabhapathi Krishana The Tiruppur 9843040497 103/20 Vighar, chamber of rkkm.sabapathi@g 3 -21 No-14, Rajarav Commerce mail.com Street, & Industry Tiruppur - 641601 B.Venkat Tamil Nadu Raghavan farmers 9942933330 4 104/20 No-615/852 Association’s [email protected] -21 Jawahar Bazar, Joint m Karur - 639001 Movement (Karur) P.Thirumoorth y 5/1, SIDCO Erode District 9787820202 5 105/20 Industrial Small [email protected] -21 Estate, Industries m Chennimalai Association Road, Erode – 638 001

15 Shri.A.Rajendr Chamber of an, Commerce & 6 106/20 Sakthi Modern Trade 9443342788 -21 Rice Mill, Association, 9843808838 12/14, Railway Chinnasalem rajenthirannj@gma Station Road, il.com Chinnasalem - 606201 7 107/20 T.Stalin Erode 9443036444 -21 Gunasekaran District Train stalingunasekaran A-47, Sampath Passengers [email protected] Nagar, Association. Erode - 638011 Dr. Sivraj Kalppana, Director, Sivraj Tamil Nadu Groups, Tour Travel 8 108/20 No-195, & Hospitality 8754022500 -21 Rajaram Nagar, Association. directorsivaraj@gm Tamil Sangam Special ail.com Road, Interest. Salem – 636 007 Dr.P.Aththiann aa Salem No-104, District 9366645245 109/20 Raguram Physically doctorannaa@gmai 9 -21 Colony, 1st Challenged l.com Cross, Gandhi Welfare Road, Salem – Association 636 007 Shri.J.V.Sures hkumar, 9894173490 10 110/20 No-13A, Town Rotary Club sureshkumarjv@g -21 Extension, Tiruppur mail.com Third Street, Tiruppur – 641 604 111/20 R.S.Shanmugh Coimbatore 9363200199 -21 am District shanmugam765@g 11 No-B 202 Sree Railways & mail.com Daksha Airways

16 Appartment, Passenger Perur Main Welfare Road, Association Coimbatore - 641026 Shri.U.K.Sivag nanam, S/o.Shri 12 U.N.Kandasam Shri. y P.R.Nataraja 112/20 90, n, -21 Subramaniyan Hon’ble MP 9442002005 Street, (Lok Sabha) Singanallur Coimbatore (PO), Constituency Coimbatore – 641005 Shri. N.Murugan, S/o. Shri Nagappa Shri. A.Ganesham Devar, 113/20 Door No. urthi, 9842797272 13 -21 164/11-Surya Hon’bleMP (LokSabha) Nagar, Erode R.N.Pudur Constituency Post, Erode – 638005 Shri. Chinna Samy 1/82, 14 114/20 Arikkaranpalay Ms. S. 9944436033 -21 am, Jothimani, Thennilai Hon’bleMP (West), (Lok Sabha) Chinnavangala Karur m Palayam, Constituency Karur – 639206

17 Sri.A.Vanmathi Sait, S/o. Shri.A.K.Selv Shri.Abdul araj Razak, 15 115/20 Dawood Hon’ble MP 9842225803 -21 Santhu, (Rajya Maattukarar Sabha) Street, Mettupalayam – 641301 Shri. Subbanna Govindappan, Shri. S/o. Shri. K.Subbaraya Subbanna n 9443738844 116/20 Gounder, Hon’ble MP sihma1956@gmail. 16 -21 No.34, T.S.R. (Lok Sabha) com Layout, 2nd Tiruppur street, Kongu main Road, Constituency Tiruppur – 641607 Shri. Senthil Thavamani S/o. Subramaniyam , 17 117/20 5/231 A, Shri. A.K.P. 9488823456 -21 Thavam Chinraj Complex, Hon’ble MP Srinivasampala (Lok Sabha) yam, Namakkal Puthuvalavu, Constituency Karuveppampa tti, Tiruchengode, Namakkal – 637304

18 Shri. N.Jaganathan, Shri.DNV.Se S/o. nthilkumar.S 18 118/20 Nagarajan, . 9443228615 -21 No.63, Appavoo Hon’ble Mp Nagar, (Lok Sabha) 5th Cross, Dharmapuri Dharmapuri – Constituency 636701 Shri. 19 119/20 K.R.Rajalingam Shri.Su. 9500733333 -21 , Thirunavukk S/o. Shri. arasar, Rathinagiri, Hon’ble MP 52/22, KRR. (Lok Sabha) Illam, Tiruchchirap Pettvaithalai alli (PO) Constituency Trichy – 639112 Shri. Balasubramani an Arunkumar, S/o.Shri.P.Bala 20 120/20 subramanian, Shri.A.Raja, 9443799900 -21 No.3 EB Office Hon’ble MP Road, (Lok Sabha) Co-operative Nilgiris colony, Constituency Mettupalayam, Coimbatore - 641301 Shri.Krishnasa my Dr.PonGowt Ramamurthy, ham S/o.Shri.Krish Sigamani, 121/20 nasamy, Hon’ble MP 952474969 21 -21 No.242, West (Lok Sabha) Kallakurichi Street, Constituency Neelamangala m, Kallakurichi,

19 Villupuram, Tamil Nadu Pin-606202 Shri.B.V.Senthi l, S/o.Vediyappa Dr.Anbuman n, Bosinaiken i Ramadoss, 122/20 Halli, Hon’ble MP 9842157915 22 -21 Maniyambadi, (Rajya 8248628805 Dharmapuri Sabha) District, Tamil Nadu - 635303 23 123/20 Shri.Sridharan, Shri.C.N.Ann 9443214267 -21 S/o.Ethiraj, adurai, No.8, Hari Hon’ble MP Street, (Lok Sabha) Tirupattur- Tiruvannama 635601. lai Constituency Shri.K.Jayaraj S/o Shri. P.Karuppusam y Shri.K. No.443, Shanmugasu Kannan ndaram, Nilayam, Hon’ble 24 124/20 Perur Main Member of 9443323499 -21 Road, Parliament Seivapuram, (Lok Sabha) Kumarapalaya Pollachi m Po Constituency Coimbatore, Tamilnadu-- 641026 Shri.J.Suresh Shri.S.R.Part S/O hiban, 125/20 Shri.C.Jaganat Hon’ble 9944444424 25 -21 han Member of 13/23, Anna Parliament Nagar, (Lok Sabha)

20 Kaliamman Salem Kovil Street, Constituency Macheri (PO), Mettur (TK) Salem— 636453 Shri.R.Chinnas amy, 26 126/20 590, Railway 9364377775 -21 Boyampalayam Board chinnasamybjbtup , Nomination @gmail.com Pooluvapatti under Post, Special Tiruppur— Interest 641602 Shri. R.H.Gopal, No.4/716b, Vinayaga 27 127/20 Nager, Railway 9443362129 -21 Nagaralapuram Board hariharagopalan@ , Nomination gmail.com Vasanthapura under m Post, Special Trichy Road, Interest Namakkal – 637001 28 128/20 S7SSDhIl8hael,havl,raemviVr.maRm,ai-.piP6atehs3.tGiat6asSo0itpt0,hri2enaeatt,RBNuSInpnaooteimadelcrwreidiernaaslayttion 9976216895 -21 [email protected] m Shri.P.Muruges an, Railway 509, Board 29 129/20 V.K.Menon Nomination 9092145565 -21 Road, under Sidhapudur, Special Ganapathy Interest Nagar, Coimbatore –

21 641044 Shri.S.M.Senth ilkumar, 328, Thangam Railway Complex, C/o.Vaibav Board 130/20 Dental Care, Nomination 9150389511 30 -21 Punjai under senthilpriyanbjp@g mail.com Puliyampatti, Special Sathiyamangala Interest m Taluk, Erode District. - 638459 Shri 31 131/20 K9G(IyNPn/,ao.odR2rbsia,.irtPdaK)T,aaakNltam,tainEpgairaaslaoalrald,mayeyaa–m,ISuBRNnpnaooteiamdelcrwreidiernaaslayttion 9751280030 -21 nrpswamy@gmail. com 638453 Vijaya Ravi, Railway No.76/51, Board Mariammam Nomination 9626216153 32 132/20 Kail Street, under vijayar9626@gmail -21 Puliyakulam, Special .com Interest Coimbatore – 641045 Shri.V.G.Jaga deesan Declarati No-2 S. Railway on form Velliyampala Board is still 33 133/20 yam, Nomination 9443546247 not -21 A.Anumanpill under [email protected] received Special from ai Post, Interest – member. Erode – 638101

22 Shri.Sriram (Gopalsami), Shivaji Railway Board 34 134/20 Mandir, Nomination 9488610659 -21 No.7, under Dharapuram Special 9894048070 Interest tamilarasiyogaam 1st St., @gmail.com Tiruppur – 641604 9442874606 varadarajanra@gm Smt.Tamilara ail.com si Yogam, Railway 9952540893 28/2, Indira Board munirajubjp@gmai 135/20 Nagar, Nomination l.com 35 -21 Mohanur under 9894625106 sivakamibjp@gmail Road, Special .com Namakkal – Interest 637001 Shri.R.A.Vara darjan, Ramalingam Railway Nagar, Board 36 136/20 Ramiyanahall Nomination -21 i, under Pappireddipa Special tti Taluk, Interest Dharmapuri – 635302 37 137/20 Shri.K.Muniraj, Railway -21 404/4, 7th Board Cross Street, Nomination Gandhi Nagar, under Mookkandapall Special i, Hosur, Interest Krishnagiri – 635126 M.Sivagami, Railway Maheswaram, Board 138/20 No.26, Kumilan Nomination 38 -21 Parappu, under Chiththodu, Special Erode - 638102 Interest

23 Shri. T.Thiruvenkad am Shri.TRV.S.R S/o.A.M.Thiyag amesh arajan, Hon’ble 139/20 No. 24, Member of 9488779999 39 -21 Eruthikara Parliament 9443347632 Street, (Lok Sabha), Thiruvarur Cuddalore Taluk, Constituency Thiruvarur-610 001 District Collector, 40 Salem District. Government of Collectorate, Tamilnadu Salem – 636001 VI. Geographical Details Salem is located at 11.67°N 78.14°E, at an average elevation of 278 m (912 ft). Salem has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). January and February are generally pleasant; the hot summer begins in March, with the year's highest temperatures during April. Pre-monsoon thunderstorms occur during April and May. The Southwest monsoon season lasts from June to September. The northeast monsoon occurs from October to December. Climate data for Salem, India Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year 34.0 32.1 34.7 37.0 37.8 37.2 35.0 34.0 33.4 33.2 32.1 31.0 30.7 (93.2) Average high °C (°F) (89.8 (94.5 (98.6 (100. (99.0 (95.0 (93.2 (92.1 (91.8 (89.8 (87.8 (87.3 22.4 ) ) ) ) ) (72.3) ) ) ) 0) ) ) ) 23.0 22.8 22.4 21.1 19.6 1,018. (73.4 (73.0 (72.3 (70.0 (67.3 5 Average low °C (°F) 19.2 20.4 22.5 25.0 25.0 24.1 23.4 ) ) ) ) ) (40.1) (66.6 (68.7 (72.5 (77.0) (77.0 (75.4 (74.1 140. 176. 185. 110. ) ) ) ))) 6 5 5 2 35.0 (5.54 (6.95 (7.30 (4.34 (1.38 Average precipitati 4.4 3.4 17.3 55.5 109. 72.4 108. ) ) ) ) ) on (0.17 (0.13 (0.68 (2.19) 7 (2.85 0 mm (inches) ) ) ) (4.32 ) (4.25 ) ) Source: Indian Meteorological Department

24 Major Rivers – Cauvery, Bhavani, Amaravathi and Pennar VII. Formation of Salem Division The formation of Salem Division was notified in terms of Govt. of India Gazette Notification dt. 28.09.2007 and started functioning from 01.11.2007. Salem Division is the 6thin Southern Railway and 68thin Indian Railways. Vide Ministry of Railways O.O. dt. 24.10.07, the first Divisional Railway Manager for Salem Division was posted and the following officers served in Salem Division as DRM. Name Service From To Shri. S.Mohan IRTS 15.11.2007 01.07.2009 Shri. P.N.Ram IRSE 01.07.2009 31.10.2011 Smt.Sujatha Jayaraj IRAS 31.10.2011 13.11.2013 Shri.Shubhranshu IRSME 13.11.2013 26.04.2016 Shri.Hari Shankar Verma IRTS 26.04.2016 20.04.2018 Shri. U.Subba Rao IRSME 20.04.2018 27.10.2020 Shri. A.G.Srinivas IRSE 27.10.2020 VIII. Jurisdiction The route Km of Salem Division is 857.96 Kms, out of which 623 Kms. were taken over from Palakkad (PGT) Division, 135 Kms. from Tiruchchirapalli (PTJ) Division, 19 Kms. from Madurai (MDU) Division and 85 Kms. of new BG line from Salem – Karur, was commissioned for the formation of the Division.The jurisdiction of the Salem Division covers the following sections. Sections Tot KM Block Stations Total Station IBS Halt/CNC JTJ - ED 175.87 21 11 02 34 ED – PTJ 117.03 14 01 01 16 ED - TP 136.33 16 - 04 20 KRR - DG 70.63 03 -- -- 03 SA - VRI 138.27 08 -- 07 15 SA - KRR 85.15 05 -- 01 06 SA - 37.47 04 -- -- 04 MTDM CBF - 33.34 02 -- 02 04 MTP 18.00 -- -- -- -- PTJ - CNV MTP - 45.88 08 -- -- 08 UAM Total 857.96 81 12 17 110

25 IX. Revenue Districts Covered S.No Name of the District Population (2011 census) 1 Salem 2 Vellore 34,82,056 3 Namakkal 39,36,331 4 Coimbatore 5 Dharmapuri 17,26,601 6 Villupuram 34,58,045 7 Erode 15,06,843 8 Dindigul 9 Krishnagiri 34,58,873 10 Cuddalore 22,51,744 11 Nilgiris 21,59,775 12 Tiruchchirapalli 13 Karur 18,79,809 14 Tiruppur 26,05,914 7,35,394 27,22,290 10,64,493 24,79,052 2. SALIENT FEATURES Route Kms. (857.96 Km.) Track Kms. (1167.12 Km.) Sl. BG MG BG MG No SECTIONS D/L S/L S/L D/L S/L S/L . RE RE Non- Non- RE RE Non- Non- RE RE RE RE 1 JTJ-ED 175.8 363.7 7 4 2 ED-CBE-PTJ 106.2 211.2 5 4 3 IGU-PTJ 10.77 10.77 4 ED-TP 136.3 136.3 3 3 5 KRR-DG 70.63 70.63 6 MGSJ-OML 7.98 7.98 7 OML-MTDM 28.93 57.86 8 SA-VRI 138.27 138.27 9 SA-NMKL- 85.15 85.15 KRR 10 CBF-MTP 33.34 33.34 18.00 11 PTJ-CNV 18.00 12 MTP-UAM 45.88 45.88 45.88 Total 311.0 362.2 138.2 45.88 632.8 362.2 138.2 5 7 4 7

26 Total 111 tations Block stations 81 IBS 13 Train halts 17 (Halt Agents - 15, CNC -2) Board Section Control Three Boards SA JTJ – ED, MGSJ – MTDM boards CBE ED – CBE – PTJ, CBF – UAM KRR SA – VRI, SA – KRR – DG, ED- TPJ Exp./Pass trains run per day 106 Freight trains run per day 55 Avg. No. of passengers dealt per 1.07 Lakhs day Avg. Passenger earnings per 1.53 Crores day Sl. Holding No Shed AC Loco DSL Steam Total No. of Loco Loco Loco 207 Sheds 148 1 ELS/ED 207 -- -- 91 13 2 DSL/ED 57 -- -- 3 Steam Loco 05 8 Shed, ONR Sl. Depot No. of rakes maintained No. Carriage & Exp Pass Total Wagon Maintenance 1 CBE 12 1 13 Depots 2 ED 13 4 MG ICF coaches : 15 nos. 3 MTP NMR coaches : 27 nos. NMR wagons : 13 nos. Location of Scale I Erode (SPART) ART/SPART Scale II SA, PTJ, KRR & ONR

27 4. MAPS A. Southern Railway System Map

28 B.Area Served By Salem Division

29 C. Salem Division System Map

30 Date Details Of Important Events Diesel Loco Shed, Erode was started in February, 1966 with 2 supervisors and few technicians as a satellite shed for Diesel 18.05.1966 Loco Shed, Gooty. It emerged as an independent Shed on 18.05.1966. 06.08.1988 Inauguration of Karur – Dindigul BG line. 11.01.1997 Opening of Salem – Bangalore BG line. 20.12.1997 Electrical Loco shed started functioning on 20 December 1997 with the minor inspection of locomotives. 15.06.1999 Centenary Celebrations of Nilgiri Mountain Railway. 20.11.2005 Dedication of Nilgiri Mountain Railway to the Nation on its inscription as World Heritage Site. 01.11.2007 Inauguration of new railway division at Salem. 18.11.2007 Inauguration of the newly converted broad gauge section between Vriddhachalam and Salem. 07.07.2012 Flagging of extended MEMU services between Coimbatore – Erode to Salem. Commissioning of the new Broad Gauge line between Salem – 25.05.2013 Namakkal – Karur and introduction of Passenger Train services (at SA). 14.04.2014 Battery car service for disabled/Senior citizen/Sick patient is introduced at CBE. 22.05.2014 A Medical Assistance Booth at Karur operated by Apollo hospitals started. Jan. 2014 Online Retiring room booking facility introduced at Salem, Erode & Tiruppur. Coimbatore went online. 06.10.2015 A new passenger waiting hall at Salem was inaugurated by Shri. Panneerselvam, Hon’ble MP. 26.12.2015 New Retiring Rooms commissioned at KRR. Feb. 2016 One BMI (Body Mass Index) Kiosk machine each was commissioned at CBE, ED, TUP & SA. These have received good response from public. 09.03.2016 A Medical Assistance Booth at CBE operated by Sri

31 Date Details Of Important Events Ramakrishna Hospital was opened. 04.03. A BMI Kiosk machine was commissioned at KRR on 04-03-16. 2016 This has become very popular with passengers. An MOU was signed with M/S Laxmi Machine Works, Mar. 2016 Coimbatore for renovation of the Perinayakanpalayam Halt Station under CSR. 29.03.2016 New Railway Hospital building at ED was inaugurated. Mar. 2016 The new station building of Vijayamangalam station was inaugurated. ISO 9001:2008 certificates for Quality Management issued to 07.05.2016 ED & CBE C&W depots by M/s.Quest Certification (P) Ltd, Chennai. 08.06.2016 DSL-LOCO-SHED-ERODE has reached another Milestone by receiving IMS Certification. 01.06.2016 FOB is commissioned at Buddireddippatti station. 24.07. Escalators on Platform No.1 & 4 at Salem has been 2016 inaugurated by Hon’ble Railway Minister through video conference from Chennai. CAMTECH design watering arrangement with Booster pumps for watering of passing through trains has been developed at 03.08.2016 Erode platform at a cost of Rs.1.28 crores. Booster pumps has been commissioned and inaugurated by GM/SR. Centenary celebration of Railway Mixed High School Erode was celebrated and to co memory of the centenary postal 03.08.2016 cover was released. GM/SR and Post Master General/West Zone was the chief guest of the function. Hon’ble MR visited CBE on 03.09.2016 and inaugurated Two AC Executive Lounges, AC Dormitory, Additional AC Retiring rooms and waiting rooms and foundation stone laid for Two 03.09.2016 Escalators, Sky walk with escalators, two lifts and automated multi-level car parking facility at CBE and extension of PF 1&2 to hold 24 coaches at MTP. New Freight terminal at IGU is also commissioned. Sep. 2016 High-speed data Wi-Fi service by Railtel & Google started on trial basis at Coimbatore Railway station. 30.09.2016 Replacement of MAUQ signal with MACL signal with Dual VDU with EI in new station building is commissioned on

32 Date Details Of Important Events 30.09.16 at MMH station. Oct. 2016 New Freight Traffic has been introduced between ICSG/SGE and TRVL (TVC Div). Replacement of MAUQ signal by Electronic Interlocking with 29.11.2016 MACL signal in new station building was commissioned on 29.11.16 at MTNL station. POS (Point of Sales) machine installed at CBE, ED and SA. Dec. 2016 Increasing of sectional Speed on IGU-CBF (UP Line) & CBF- PTJ (UP Line) from 70Kmph to 100Kmph implemented during this month. Increasing of Sectional Speed on SA-VRI section from 60Kmph to 80Kmph over km.60/0-80/0 between VRI-MKSP implemented during this month. Vintage MG Diesel Loco No. YDM4 6207 dedicated for display 05.01.2017 and preservation at Divisional office old gate by GM/SR on 05.01.2017. On 18.01.2017, 59 BOXN Coal was loaded from MCSI to 18.01.2017 JSWT after a gap of 3 years, which fetched the earnings of 54 lacs. Apr. 2017 The prestigious “GM’s efficiency shields” for 2016-17 were bagged by Engineering, Commercial and Stores departments of Salem division. One Meter gauge coach SR GS 3927/Y and One steam Loco No. SIR YG 3358 have been painted & decorated and 21.04.2017 displayed on the newly constructed stage at DRM Office premises. DRM’s Award function was conducted on this stage on 21.04.2017. Display of Heritage steam loco SIR YG 3358 with MG coach no. SR 3927/Y at Salem Divisional Office premises was 02.06.2017 dedicated on 02.06.2017 by GM/SR in the presence of DRM/SA and Branch Officers/SA. Both the steam loco and the coach were brought from GOC. The Staff Holiday Home and Officers' Rest House at Yercaud was dedicated on 02.06.2017 by GM/SR in the presence of 02.06.2017 DRM/SA, Smt. Seema Johri, President, SRWWO and Smt. Anita Verma, President, Salem Division SRWWO.

33 Date Details Of Important Events Carriage & Wagon depots at Erode and Coimbatore have been certified for Integrated Management System (ISO-9001:2015, 23.06.2017 EMS-14001:2015 & OHSAS-18001:2007) by Quest Certification Private Ltd., Chennai with effect from 23.06.2017 valid up to 22.06.2020. On 14.06.2017, renovated disabled-friendly toilets were dedicated at Platforms 3/4 of Salem Junction. The renovation 14.06.2017 and construction of disabled-friendly toilet was taken up by Round Table 28 Organisation, Salem. Hon’ble Union Minister for Railways, Sri. Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated/dedicated/laid foundation stone for the following passenger amenities on 02.07.2017 in the presence of Hon’ble State & Union Ministers, MPs, MLAs and Railway Officials, at Coimbatore Junction. Inauguration of: a) Skywalk and Escalator for platform approach at PF-1A, CBE. b) App-based cab services at CBE. 02.07.2017 c) Lift and paid AC waiting hall at TUP, through video conference. d) Thudiyalur Halt railway station, through video conference. Laying of foundation stone for: a) Improvement of frontage of CBE. b) Multi-level two-wheeler parking at CBE. Dedication to the nation of: a)New station building at Periyanaikanpalayam under CSR, through video conference. Child Help Desk was opened on 19.07.17 at Platform Nos.1/1A of the Salem Junction by Smt. Priyamvada Viswanathan, CCM/SR in the presence of Sri. Hari Shankar 19.07.2017 Verma, DRM and other railway officials and staff. The Child Help Desk has been set up with the help from the NGOs ‘Railway Children India’ (RCI) and Terre Des Hommes CORE Trust. Smt. Priyamvada Viswanathan, CCM/SR and Sri. Hari Shankar Verma, DRM jointly launched the app based Cab 19.07.2017 Booking Services by Ola Cabs at the Salem Junction premises on 19.07.17.

34 Date Details Of Important Events Hon’ble Union Minister of Railways dedicated the following passenger amenities to the nation through videoconference on 19-08-17. 19.08.2017  Extension of FOB to second entry at Salem Jn.  New VIP lounge at Salem Jn.  FOB at Samalpatti station. A new Goods Shed at Chavadipalayam (CVD) on ED-TPJ 28.08.2017 section was opened for both inward and outward goods traffic on 28.08.2017. 25.08.2017 App based vehicle parking was commenced at CBF & PTJ on 25-08-2017. 03.09.2017 Shri. Vashishta Johri, GM/SR dedicated heritage loco to the citizens of CBE on 03.09.17. 03.09.2017 App based cab booking services at CBE second entry was inaugurated by GM/SR on 03.09.17. New Goods traffic from ED to CTA by M/s SKM Animal Feeds 21.09.2017 and Foods (India) Pvt Ltd, Chavadipalayam was flagged of by GM/SR at ED on 21.09.17. As a new initiative of SA Division, an exclusive Parcel Special (Cotton Express) was introduced. First service consisting of 18 12.10.2017 VPH with Cotton Hosieries from TUP to HWH was loaded on 12.10.17. 14.11.2017 Holiday Home at Yercaud was inaugurated on 14.11.17 by DRM/SA. Dec. 2017 Provision of LED lighting at all stations of Salem Division was 100% completed during the month of December 2017. 09.01.2018 New RRI commissioned At Mettur Thermal Power plant on 09.01.18. AC Loco trail run inspection was conducted successfully from 24.01.2018 Erode (ED) to Tiruchirappalli (TPJ) and back on 24.01.2018 (AC loco number 22572, WAP-4). Loaded freight train was run with AC Loco in ED-KRR-TPJ newly electrified RE section on 22.02.18. At first SLTC/BOXN/TPJ loaded goods train was started at 17.00 hrs 22.02.2018 on 22.02.2018 from Erode with load of 4923 Tonnes with AC loco No. 28217 and 28276 and successfully reached TPGY at 00.05 hrs on 23.02.2018 and so far 10 goods trains are

35 Date Details Of Important Events moved in this section. 29.03.2018 Full rake POL siding for M/s BPCL at IGU was commissioned. 31.03.2018 Operation of NMR “Heritage Special train” was started. Nilgiri Summer Special Train between MTP-ONR was inaugurated on 31.03.18 which was widely welcomed by the 31.03.2018 public. Passenger Occupancy was 76% between MTP-ONR & 40% between ONR-MTP and fetched an earnings of Rs.1,27,300 in this trip. Five Electric locos of type WAG7 were transferred to Diesel Shed, Erode from Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam with effect 12.04.2018 from 12.04.2018. With this 10 electric locomotives are maintained by Diesel Shed, Erode. 15.06.2018 A Heritage Rail Museum was opened at Udhagamandalam Railway Station. CRS/SBC inspected the newly electrified SA–KRR section on 27.12.18 & 28.12.18. PCEE/SR, CPD/RE, Dy.CEE/RE/KRR, 27.12.2018 DRM/SA and other Divisional Officers were present during the inspection. Short circuit test (Relay confirmation test) and speed trial (with Loco No.30555/WAP7/ED at 100 kmph in 60 mts running time) was conducted in KRR-SA section. Train No.12647 Kongu Express (CBE-NZM Weekly Exp) Rake 23.12.2018 was converted into Utkrisht statndard from 23.12.2018 onwards. ISO certification was obtained for Running Room, Erode on 12.01.2019 12.01.2019 for ‘Provision of hygienic food and comfortable stay for running staff in running room’. Salem Division bagged the prestigious “GM’s Inter-Divisional Overall Efficiency Shield” for 2018-19 along with Commercial 12.04.2019 Efficiency Shield, Electrical Efficiency Shield and Manpower Planning Efficiency Shield. In addition Running Room shield was bagged by ED Running Room. ISO 9001:2015,14001:2015 & OHAS 18001:2007 Integrated Management System first surveillance audit conducted at 03.07.2019 ELS/ED on 03.07.19 and certificate was issued by M/s Quest certification (P) Ltd. Redevelopment of Salem Jn. - Phase-I (Front façade & 12.07.2019 Circulating area) work completed on 12.07.19.

36 Date Details Of Important Events Electric Loco shed, Erode, was awarded 5S certification, work 22.08.2019 place organizational method by M/S Smart Edge consulting, Hyderabad. Salem Division received ISO:14001:2015 certification for major stations (Salem Jn, Karur Jn, Erode Jn, Tiruppur & Mettupalayam) from M/s. Quest Certification Private Limited, 04.09.2019 in a handing over function on 04.09.19. Coimbatore station was already certified for integrated management system including ISO:14001. 02.10.2019 30 feet high mural of Mahatma Gandhiji was installed at CBE. 15.10.2019 Sectional Speed between PTJ-CNV was increased from 60 Kmph to 80 Kmph. Electrification of CCCL sidings at VRQ, PALM and Diesel Loco Shed/ED completed and commissioned during September- 2019. Long awaiting CBE-POY Pass (Ex. Sun) (56183/56184), CBE- PLNI Pass (Daily) (56608/56609) and SA-KRR DEMU (Ex Sun) 16.10.2019 (76802/76801) were inaugurated and flagged off by MR on 16.10.2019 by Video Conferencing. 17.10.2019 Additional Loop Line and EI Panel with VDU were commissioned at EDU on 17.10.19. 15.10.2019 Multilevel two wheeler parking opened at CBE on 15.10.19. Visually Challenged Passenger friendly ‘Braille Information Boards’ and embossed handrails were installed at CBE Jn. on 01.11.2019 01-11-19. Information booklet in Braille was also released to guide the visually challenged passengers. Eight-Car MEMU Services introduced in CBE–MTP section w.e.f 04.11.19 for the replacement of conventional Passenger 04.11.2019 rakes, which largely reduces multiple ETR at both ends MTP & CBE. In Continuation of Utkrisht conversion of First rake of 22668&22670 / 22667& 22669 CBE–NCJ/ TN Express during Oct’19, Second rake also converted to Utkrisht 29.11.2019 standard w.e.f 29.11.19. This is the Sixth Utkrisht rake of SA Division since the project started with Kongu Express during Dec’18. 07.11.2019 Hot Box Detectors installed at the following locations of SA

37 Date Details Of Important Events division to monitor hot axle cases effectively. Sl.No. Location Section Date of Commissioning 1 ED ANU-CV Downline near 24.10.19 LC No.121-A 2 SA TNT-KPPR Downline 13.11.19 near LC No109 3 CBE SNU-SUU Downline near 07.11.19 LC No.140 4 KRR KRR-VRQ Single line 09.11.19 near LC No.39 As a new initiative VNJ Goods Shed was opened for Goods 20.11.2019 Traffic. The first Train was booked by ICL/SGE and unloaded at VNJ on 20.11.19. Salem Division participated in the National Energy Conservation Award 2019 competition conducted by BEE under Buildings (School Category) . Salem Division has bagged two Awards viz. 1st Price for Railway School / Erode and Certificate of merit for Railway School/ Podanur. These 14.12.2019 Awards were received from Shri .R.K.Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for power and New and Renewable Energy. The Award function was conducted at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 14th Dec 2019. NM Railway IRCTC Charter service was organized in ONR - UAM section for 70 Foreigners and operated with X-class 09.12.2019 Steam loco as a Special venture (running Steam Loco in ONR- UAM section after two decades) on 09.12.19. Coimbatore Escalator Walls gets Beautiful wall painting. A mega Painting has been depicted in the walls of Escalator for 08.01.2020 an size of 30x20 ft. This wall painting shows the importance of Swachh bharat, Child Education, Save water, Women’s empowerment. This painting is sponsored by Area 7, Round Table India. 28.01.2020 First exterior Advertised Loco of Salem division was inaugurated by GM/SR at Dindigul. 28.01.2020 Parcel Office was opened at NMKL. 28.01.2020 IUTS counter with extending Reservation Office working hours

38 Date Details Of Important Events was at NMKL. Solar Power plant, 30 kW, Grid connected has been commissioned at S&T Workshop, Podanur. The Solar power 29.01.2020 plant has been installed by using the 80 Watts solar panels available in the S&T workshop, Podanur. 28.01.2020 New combined crew booking lobby and crew lounge was opened at SA. 05.01.2020 5000 Nos of Saplings were planted in Railway boundary near SHI station. 14.02.2020 New PRS centre was opened at S&T workshop, PTJ for dealing only Privilege pass and Duty pass. 22.03.2020 First Automobile traffic in SA Division with 25 NMG Wagons of Tractors Ex. SA-DD. Anaconda Train was formed in ED and handed over JTJ by 22.04.2020 attaching 3 Ey/BCN Goods Trains, which is the first train as Anaconda in Southern Railway. Awarded tenders for leasing of Parcel Cargo Express Trains over Ex.CBE – RJT – CBE and Ex. CBE – PTNR- CBE on 15.07.2020 round trip basis for a period of 6 Years for a value of 46.81 Crores and 52.19 crores respectively. First leased PCET of SA division strated from CBF to PTNR on 29.08.2020. SA division has started its first transportation of Harvester machines from CHSM to NLDA with 32 wagons. Two more 12.10.2020 rakes with 32 wagons were started from CHSM to SL and one more rake to EE during the month. 16.10.2020 Commissioned the Doubling between MCRD-MTDM stations of SA-MTDM section. 01.01.2021 MCRD Stage II was commissioned. 28.01.2021 Tower Wagon siding at KRR was commissioned. JAN 2021 2 Nos. of LUS commissioned during the month (LC No.117 between JTJ-ED & LC No.3 between ED-TP) 05.03.2021 LC No. 46 between MYU - VRQ was closed on 05.03.21. 29.04.2021  LCs No. 92 & 93 between KEY-TPT was closed.  LC No. 117-A between MVPM-DC (UP Line) was closed. April- 2021 Three new 3-phase locos 37521, 37522 & 37546 have been commissioned at ELS/ED during the month.

39 Date Details Of Important Events LOA issued for Provision, Operation & Maintenance of Medical 05.05.2021 Assistance Booth at CBE for a period of 3 years in favour of KG Hospital, CBE. 05.05.2021 LCs No.76 at MTNL (ED-TP section) was closed on 05.05.2021. May-2021 19 Oxygen Specials were run during the month of May 2021. May-2021 LC.No.92 has been eliminated in JTJ - ED section. May-2021 One Subway commissioned (LC No.39 in ED-TP). May-2021 M/s JSW/MCRD has unloaded 84 Rakes (4,865 Wagons) in June’ 21 is the best ever performance in unloading. And also they loaded 40,536 Tonnes (3rd highest) of Iron & Steel and fetched the earning of 5.99 Crores in this month which is also the best ever performance in Loading. 27.07.2021 LC 121-C at KM 390 A/200-300 between CV-ED Down Line and LC -3 at KM 03/300-400 between ED-CVD was closed. Online Grievance Adalat was conducted for employees working at IGU-CBE-PTJ on 15.07.2021, 36 grievances 29.07.2021 received and 30 Disposed and for employees working at ED area on line grievance Adalat was conducted on 29.07.2021 and 6 grievances were received and 2 disposed. Division has obtained Consent to Operate order from TNPCB 27.08.2021 vide order No. 2104239659271, Dt.27.08.2021 for Fly Ash loading and it is valid up to 31.03.2023. To commomerate 75 years of India’s Independence “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” Exhibition by Field Outreach Bureau, 28.08.2021 Coimbatore (under Ministry of Information & Broadcasting) at CBE & TUP railway stations for a period of 3 days from 28.08.2021 to 30.08.2021. Interlocked LC No.13 between CBF-PLMD at KM13/500-600 15.09.2021 was closed permanently in lieu of LUS at KM:13/500-600.

40 HIGHLIGHTS OF SALEM DIVISION IN 2021 JANUARY 21 1. The leased PCET service Ex. VNJ- NGC was commenced with effect from 30.01.2021 and Division has fetched revenue of Rs.32.76 Lakhs. 2. The leased PCET service Ex. CBF – RJT was commenced with effect from 08.01.2021 and Division has fetched revenue of Rs.11.51 Lakhs. 3. Division has moved 34 Demand VPs to North and North east areas fetching revenue of Rs.61.70 Lakhs. Out of which, one cattle loaded VP moved from Ex. ED – JHS fetching revenue of Rs. 2.65 Lakhs and 26 demand VPs constituting Egg Traffic was moved fetching revenue of Rs.45.30 Lakhs. 4. Diesel Shed, Erode prepared 50 Ltrs of sanitizer during this month and issued to Rly Hospital / ED, and SA division. Till the end of JAN-2021, the shed had supplied 1590 Ltrs of sanitizer to Divisions. 5. The average speed of freight trains in the month of Jan-2021 is improved to 48.80 kmph while comparing with last year 19.18 kmph of the same period. 6. Rs. 38,95,925 was saved by Energy Regeneration in three phase locos by SA Division crew during the month of Jan-2021. 7. 2 Nos. of LUS commissioned during the month (LC No.117 between JTJ-ED & LC No.3 between ED-TP). 8. Effective working of ED Goods Train examination point ensured 57 Premium, 23 Intensive Examination & 04 mini CC rake carried out during the month duly ensuring the Social distancing. A total of 494 wagons (79%) were attended in Yard itself without detaching from the formation against the total sick of 626 wagons. 9. SA Division has surpassed the target and previous year loading by 14% & 17% in Overall Loading by loading 0.298 MT of Loading during Jan’ 21. 10. SA Division has surpassed the target and previous year loading by 17% & 23% in POL Loading by loading 0.158 MT of POL during Jan’ 21. 11. SA Division has surpassed the target by 3% in Cement Loading by loading 0.081 MT of Containers during Jan’ 21.

41 12. SA Division has surpassed the target and previous year loading by 191% & 300% in Others Loading by loading 0.047 MT of Other Commodities during Jan’ 21. 13. M/s. BPCL/IGU has loaded 60 rakes of POL in the month of Jan’ 21 which is the highest loading of POL in SA Division. 14. MCRD Stage II was commissioned on 01.01.21. 15. Tower Wagon siding at KRR was commissioned on 28.01.21. 16. HASSDACs were commissioned between TUP-UKL, IGU-VZ, CVD-ED & IGU-PLMD during the month. FEBRUARY 2021 17. HQ’s annual inspection for the year 2020-21 was conducted in ED- KRR-TP section by GM/SR and PHODs on 03.02.2021. 18. Augmented Dining Room with Modular Kitchen at Running Room/ED was inaugurated by GM/SR during the inspection. 19. “Common Mini Line Box” for LPs was also introduced to reduce the requirement of loading/unloading of Line Boxes. 20. LC No.74 between EL-MTNL stations in ED-TP section was interlocked on 03.02.2021. 21. New Combined Booking office cum reservation office was inaugurated at Erode Junction. 22. LED Backlit Passenger Information Board was inaugurated at Erode Junction on 03.02.2021. 23. Installation of Plastic Bottle Shredding Machine at Erode Junction by Saint Gobain, Perundurai under sponsorship on 03.02.2021. 24. Installation of Touch Free Hand Wash Machine by Young Indian/Karur under sponsorship at Karur Junction on 03.02.2021. 25. Inauguration of Renovated Medical Assistance Booth by G.C.Hospital, Karur under CSR at Karur Junction on 03.02.2021. 26. Inauguration of Pre-fabricated Toilet facility at Karur by NLC under CSR on 03.02.2021.

42 27. Inauguration of Pre-fabricated Toilet facility at Pettavaithalai by NLC under CSR. 28. Inauguration of Lift facility at Platform 1 & 2 at Coimbatore Junction on 21.02.2021. 29. Dual mode battery operated shunting Loco 23058 has been inaugurated. 30. Heritage Loco 6211 YDM4 which was made by DSL/ED installed at Erode Railway station was inaugurated by GM/SR. 31. Augmentation of the Pit line capacity from 17 coaches to 24 coaches under LAW at Erode was commissioned on 03.02.2021. 32. ELS/ED has constructed a new building for 3 phase loco maintenance under augmentation plan from 175 to 200 locos. This building accommodates pneumatic section, E4 Section, Electronics Lab, Training center & Meeting hall. The new building, namely Cauvery Block was inaugurated by GM/SR at Electric Loco Shed, Erode on 03.02.2021. 33. As part of augmentation of the Shed, new rooms have been added in the 1st floor of existing PPIO building. This has the facility of daily meeting room, rooms for PPIO section, Mechanical section, QCT section, Firms representative room, locker room etc. This was inaugurated during the visit. 34. 65th Railway week awards at GM level were presented by GM/SR on 03.02.2021 to officers & staff of SA division. 35. ELS/ED has developed a Miyawaki forest having around 19000 saplings situated in 11 acres of land. Third Phase of Miyawaki forest was inaugurated by GM/SR at Electric Loco Shed, Erode during his visit on 03.02.2021. 36. 225th loco of Electric loco shed, Erode, Loco No. 41089/WAG9 was commissioned by GM/SR during the visit on 02.03.2021. 37. CRS/SWR conducted inspection of newly laid second line between OML –MCRD on 25.02.2021. 38. Tower Wagon siding was commissioned at NMKL on 18.02.21. 39. Division has moved 28 Demand VPs to North and North east areas fetching revenue of Rs. 53.17 Lakhs.

43 40. Leased PCET service Ex. VNJ- NGC was operated for Rs.49.14 Lakhs. (02 Trips = 01 Nominated Trip + 01 Additional Trip) in the month of February 2021. 41. SA Division has surpassed the Overall Loading target by 20% and previous year loading by 11% by loading 0.296 MT during Feb’ 21. 42. The average speed of freight trains in the month of Feb-2021 is improved to 48.88 kmph while comparing with last year 23.03 kmph of the same period. 43. ₹ 35,27,084 (Rupees Thirty-five lakhs twenty seven thousand and eighty four only) was saved by Energy Regeneration in three phase locos by SA Division crew during the month of Feb-2021. MARCH 2021 44. SA Division bagged the following prestigious HQ level Shields for the year 2019. The shields were received from GM/SR by DRM and BOs concerned on 24.03.2021 at 65th Railway Week Celebrations held at HQ/MAS. S.No. Departments 1. GM's Inter-Divisional Overall Efficiency Shield (Winner) 2. Engineering Efficiency Shield 3. Electrical Efficiency Shield 4. Planning - Work Study Efficiency Shield 5. Manpower Planning Efficiency Shield 6. Stores Efficiency Shield (Best Division) 7. Passenger Amenity Works Shield 8. Best Railway School (RSSS/CBSE/ED) 45. SA Division moved 39 Demand VPs to North and North east areas fetching revenue of Rs. 71.15 Lakhs. 46. Leased PCET service: M/s Viskan logistics, lease holder of VNJ–NGC– VNJ has operated 2 nominated services and fetched the revenue of 32.53 lakhs.

44 47. Non-leased PCET Ex. SA–BTI Registered by M/S Rasi seeds, for transportation of Cotton seeds, operated on 31.03.2021 by 24 VPs + 1 SLR and fetched revenue of 29.97 lakhs. 48. LOA issued for Catering stall at Salem junction for a total value of 56.57 lakhs for 5 years. 49. LOA issued for Catering stall at CBE junction for a total value of 88.44 lakhs for 5 years. 50. LOA issued for Catering stall at Salem junction for a total value of 82.57 lakhs for 5 years. 51. LOA issued for Catering stall at Mettupalayam junction for a total value of 13.41 lakhs for 5 years. 52. LOA issued for setting up of Mobiles and Accessories store at CBE, ED & TUP for a period of one year fetching revenue of Rs 2.85 Lakhs per annum. 53. Tender called for STBA of 10 ‘NSG - 6’ class stations and STBA contracts are extended for non functioned period of COVID-19 at ETP & DPI. 54. The average speed of freight trains in the month of Mar-2021 has improved to 49.96 kmph (which is the highest in the history of SA Division) while comparing with last year 22.28 kmph of the same period and the average speed of the financial year is increased to 45.96 kmph compared to last financial year which was 19.36 kmph. 55. Rs.56,26,462 saved by Energy Regeneration in three phase locos by SA Division crew during the month. 56. OHE modification works are carried out at ED yard for bifurcation of Elementary section as per the section diagram in connection with the yard modification work done for “Increasing of the CSL and direct R&D signalling arrangement for Road 7&8 with EI alteration at ED”. 57. As per RB letter no. 2001/Elect (G)/170/1 Pt. dated 07.05.2012, ‘Retro reflective SIGMA boards’ are provided on the OHE masts prior to stop signals in the TPT-MAP, MAP-SA, and ED-IGR section for easy identification of signal locations during foggy weather. (This month progress - 63 nos, Cumulative progress - 388 nos).

45 58. Permanent Speed Restriction at CBF Yard Rd-4 DN main line has been relaxed from 30 Kmph to 60 Kmph. 59. 5 Nos. of Subways commissioned (LC No.9 in CBE-MTP, LC.Nos. 7, 12,& 76 in ED-TP & LC.No.81 in SA-VRI). 60. 3 Nos. of bridges were rehabilitated – Br. No.13, 15 & 17 of PTJ- CBE section. 61. LC No. 46 between MYU - VRQ was closed on 05.03.21. 62. NILC No. 79 between MTNL - TP was interlocked on 04.03.21. 63. NILC No. 67 between MKSP - VRI was interlocked on 20.03.21. 64. HASSDAC between SAMT - SA was commissioned on 31.03.21. 65. HASSDAC between CVD - ED was commissioned on 24.03.21. 66. HASSDAC between SNO - SUU was commissioned on 12.03.21. 67. HASSDAC between SA - MALR was commissioned on 29.03.21. 68. HASSDAC on TC No.1 BT (D/L) at Br. No.A 44 – CBF Yard was commissioned on 30.03.21. 69. HASSDAC between KEY - SLY (Br.No 37) was commissioned on 17.03.21. 70. Doubling with electrification for 16.22 kms between OML-MCRD was commissioned on 30.03.2021. EI Panels and IBS between OML–MCRD were also commissioned along with doubling. 71. Effective working of ED Goods Train examination point ensured 70 Premium, 36 Intensive Examination carried out during Mar-2021 duly ensuring the Social distancing. A total of 558 wagons (73%) were attended in Yard itself without detaching from the formation against the total sick of 763 wagons. APRIL 2021 72. Salem Division obtained second rank in the Divisional KPI ranking (Indian Railways MCDO Dashboard) for the year 2020-21 by achieving a total score of 96.4% (82.0/85.0). 73. Twenty two Demand VPH loaded during April-2021 fetched Earnings of Rs 35.16 lakhs.

46 74. Two Indent PCETs operated from SA to BTI, HSR loaded with Cotton seeds earned Rs.60.60 lakh. 75. SA Division has surpassed the target by 24% and previous year loading by 569% in Cement Loading by loading 0.085 MT of Cement during Apr’ 21. 76. LCs No. 92 & 93 between KEY-TPT was closed on 29.04.21. 77. LC No. 117-A between MVPM-DC (UP Line) was closed on 29.04.21. 78. MSDAC between DC-VRPD was commissioned on 24.04.21. 79. The average speed of freight trains in the month of Apr-2021 is improved to 50.39 kmph while comparing with last year 37.9 kmph of the same period. 80. ₹ 50,121,04 (Rupees Fifty Lakh Twelve Thousand One Hundred Four Only) saved by Energy Regeneration in three phase locos by SA Division crew during the month of Apr-2021. 81. Three new 3-phase locos 37521, 37522 & 37546 have been commissioned at ELS/ED during the month. 82. Effective working of ED Goods Train examination point ensured 53 Premium, 41 Intensive Examination carried out during APRIL 2021 duly ensuring social distancing. A total of 623 wagons (78%) were attended in Yard itself without detaching from the formation against the total sick of 802 wagons during APRIL 2021. MAY 2021 83. Division has moved 15 Demand VPs to HWH, BBS, GHY fetching revenue of Rs. 25.83 Lakhs. 84. LOA issued for Provision, Operation & Maintenance of Medical Assistance Booth at CBE for a period of 3 years on 05-05-2021 in favour of KG Hospital, CBE. 85. The average speed of freight trains in the month of May-2021 is improved to 51.22 kmph while comparing with last year 41.92 kmph of the same period. 86. ₹ 36,80,121 (Rupees Thirty Six Lakh Eighty Thousand One Hundred Twenty One Only) saved by Energy Regeneration in three phase locos by SA Div crew during the month of May-2021.

47 87. SA Division has surpassed the target and previous year loading in Container Loading by loading 523 wagons and 2,944 Tons in Container during May’ 21. 88. The inward release per day in May 2021 is 756 wagons the highest in recent times. (Previous highest was 779 wagons in May’ 19). 89. LCs No.76 at MTNL (ED-TP section) was closed on 05.05.2021. 90. 19 Oxygen Specials were run during the month of May 2021. JUNE 2021 91. SA Division has surpassed the target and previous year loading in Steel Loading by loading 643 wagons and 40,536 Tonnes in Steel during June’ 21. 92. M/s JSW/MCRD has unloaded 84 Rakes (4,865 Wagons) in June’ 21 is the best ever performance in unloading. And also they loaded 40,536 Tonnes (3rd highest) of Iron & Steel and fetched the earning of 5.99 Crores in this month which is also the best ever performance in Loading. 93. D23 Demand VPH loaded during June 2021 and fetched revenue of Rs. 38.87 Lakhs. 94. LOA issued for display of advertisement on Exterior and interior of 02679/80 for a period of 90 days for a value of Rs 3.7 lakhs 95. Terapanth Mahila Mandal, Salem has sponsored Sanitary Napkin Incinerator Machines (6 Nos), Three Seater Benches (2 Nos) and Wheel Chair (1 No) at Salem railway station on 29.06.2021. 96. The average speed of freight trains in the month of JUNE-2021 is improved to 50.3 kmph while comparing with last year 37.11 kmph of the same period. 97. No punctuality loss on AC and Diesel loco account in this month. 98. ₹ 48,63,639/-(Rupees Forty Eight Lakh Sixty Three Thousand Six Hundred Thirty Nine Only) saved by Energy Regeneration in three phase locos by SA Div crew during the month of June-2021. 99. 1 No. of LC (LC.No.92) has been eliminated in JTJ - ED section. 100.1 No. of Subway commissioned (LC No.39 in ED-TP).

48 101.Effective working of ED Goods Train examination point ensured 52 Premium, 44 Intensive Examination carried out during JUNE 2021 duly ensuring the Social distancing. A total of 684 wagons (78%) were attended in Yard itself without detaching from the formation against the total sick of 878 wagons during JUNE 2021. JULY 2021 102.SA Division has surpassed the target by 67 % in Steel Loading by loading 529 wagons and 33,338 Tonnes of Steel during July’ 21. 103.SA Division has surpassed the previous year POL loading by 32 % in POL Loading by loading 2,494 wagons and 130,725 Tonnes of POL during July’ 21. 104.LC 121-C at KM 390 A/200-300 between CV-ED Down Line and LC -3 at KM 03/300-400 between ED-CVD was closed on 27.07.21. 105.HASSDAC commissioned between SXT-MPLI on 23.07.21. 106.HASSDAC commissioned between ETP-MPLI on 30.07.21. 107.MSDAC commissioned at OML yard on Road Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 104 BT on 30.07.21. 108.MSDAC commissioned at SXT yard on Road Nos. 1, 2, 3 on 31.07.21. 109.11 demand VPH operated and fetched earnings RS.19.18 lakh. 110.One canvassed VPH operated to GHY by T.No.02515 fetched Rs.1.93 lakhs. 111.Day to Day lease for the newly introduced Train No.02515 CBE-SCL Exp Special has been permitted for three compartments - fetched Rs.1.25 Lakh. 112.The average speed of freight trains in the month of July-2021 is improved to 51.1 kmph while comparing with last year 44.94 kmph of the same period. 113.No punctuality loss on Diesel loco account in this month. 114.₹ 65,84,276/- (Rupees Sixty Five Lakh Eighty Four Thousand Two Hundred Seventy Six Only) saved by Energy Regeneration in three phase locos by SA Division crew during the month of July-2021. 115.Loco Pilot Bulletin (July-2021) containing the Driving techniques for different gradient in ED-JTJ-ED and SA-TEMP-SA sections, Do’s and

49 Don’ts of WAG12 loco and instructions to LP/ALP for avoiding micro sleep. 116.Special orientation course for 2 days organised for 20 Nos. of newly promoted LPG identified by their nominated CLIs regarding driving technique and troubleshooting in MU/3 Phase locos and practical demonstration imparted at EDLS. 117.Aluminium along track feeder wire was replaced with 150 SQMM copper wire at IGU (loc.475/18A-22, 65metres length) as reliability improvement measure. 118.Online Grievance Adalat was conducted for employees working at IGU-CBE-PTJ on 15.07.2021, 36 grievances received and 30 Disposed and for employees working at ED area on line grievance Adalat was conducted on 29.07.2021 and 6 grievances were received and 2 disposed. 119.As per PCPO/MAS letter No.P(W) 378/IRCC/2021 Dated 21.04.2021 Virtual poster making competition and talk on Dr.A.P.J.Kalam was conducted in Salem Division in connection with the Celebrations of the 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence during July 2021. AUGUST 2021 120.Division has obtained Consent to Operate order from TNPCB vide order No. 2104239659271, Dt.27.08.2021 for Fly Ash loading and it is valid up to 31.03.2023. 121.Division has canvassed M/s Suguna Foods Pvt ltd for transportation of Hatchery Eggs to their new OD Pair Ex. ED - PNBE in the month of August that resulted in operation of 07 Demand VPs with revenue of Rs. 14.03 Lakhs. 122.13 demand VPH operated and fetched earnings RS.25.73 lakh 123.Four canvassed VPH operated to GHY by T.No.02515 fetched Rs.8.40 lakhs 124.Day to Day lease for the newly introduced Train No.02515 CBE-SCL Exp Special has been permitted for five times in this month and fetched Rs.2.08 Lakh 125.To Commemorate 75 years of India's Independence, “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”, following Exhibitions were organized over SA Division.

50 126.Exhibition-cum-sale stall by TN Khadi & Village Industries Board at CBE railway station for a period of 3 days from 14th August 2021 to 16th August 2021. 127.Exhibition-cum-sale stall by Tamil Nadu Handlooms weavers Co- operative Society Ltd (Co--Optex) at CBE railway station for a period of 5 days from 14th August 2021 to 18th August 2021. 128.“Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” Exhibition by Field Outreach Bureau, Coimbatore (under Ministry of Information & Broadcasting) at CBE & TUP railway stations for a period of 3 days from 28.08.2021 to 30.08.2021. 129.SA Division has surpassed the target by 13 % and corresponding month of previous year loading by 24 %. Overall Loading 5,495 wagons / 294,224 Tonnes during Aug’ 21. 130.Steel surpassed the target by 126 % 131.POL surpassed the target by 15 % 132.HASSDAC commissioned between PTJ - MDKI on 10.08.21 133.HASSDAC commissioned between PTJ - CBE on 28.08.21 SEPTEMBER-2021 134.15 Indented VPH has operated and fetched revenue of Rs.29.68 Lakhs. New OD pair (ED-MLDT) has captured and it fetched revenue of Rs.3.9 lakhs. 135. 5 canvassed VPH has operated to GHY and it fetched revenue of Rs.11.98 Lakhs. 136. Day to day lease has permitted in T.No.02515 CBE-SCL for one compartment which fetched 0.41 lakhs. 137. SA Division has achieved the Monthly Loading Target by 1% and correspondingof previous year loading by 33%. Overall Loading 4,926 wagons/263,886Tonnes during Sept’21. 138. Cement loading surpassed the target by 04%. 139. Steel Loading surpassed the target by 44%.