Rawalpindi:
Seriously taking the growing presence and reproduction of snakes in shunt and goods areas, on the nine platforms and within a radius of Rawalpindi station, the authorities have deployed machines to eliminate the vegetation invaded by vegetation, including three-feet high businesses, grass and herbs resembling cannabis.
In response to a report published in The Express PK Press Club Stressing the problem, the divisional superintendent of the rawing paths of Rawalpindi (DS), the Nooruddin Dawar, took rapid measures and ordered the immediate authorization of the vegetation invaded by the platforms and the adjacent areas.
An automated automated grass machine was quickly deployed in the shunting and goods area and began the operations of the platform n ° 3 to 10. The customs clearance will continue until Friday and should be fully completed by Saturday.
The DS has summoned meetings with the personnel of goods, transport and wagon, cleaning and signals, informed on the operation. He stressed that the safety of railway personnel was of the utmost importance and warned that negligence would not be tolerated.
Programs of an urgent directive, the DS has instructed the divisional engineer (DEN) Tayyab, the permanent inspector (PWI) Rawalpindi, the inspector of Works-I (IUW-I) Nasir Jadoon, and the inspector of Works-II (IUW-II) Murtaza to immediately initiate the emergency of emergency 5 to 10, Death 72-hour to complete. The operation began on Thursday.
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In addition, the DS has ordered the railway police and other relevant staff to launch anti-Serpent spraying and extermination measures in all areas affected from Friday.
Due to the recent monsoon rains, transport and wagon staff, goods, traffic and shunting services had reported an alarming increase in snakes, insects and other pests, with official complaints previously subject to danger.
The leaders of the Railway Labor Alliance, notably Mubarak Hussain, Shaukat Ali Awan, Shaukat Khan, Zahid Mehmood, Irfan Minhas and Fida Hussain, welcomed the rapid action and the start of customs clearance operations in the Shunting area.
They urged the administration to implement a regular and systematic maintenance plan for weeds and grass in the station premises to avoid similar threats to the future.