HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, March 16: NF Railway achieved 2nd place as result of increased efforts on track renewal works by securing 90.5% in overall performance amongst all the 16 zones during the month of February, 2023.
Altogether 42.51 Km of plain tracks have been deep screened by cleaning impervious layer of dust, sand ashes etc from ballast during the month of February, 2023 making a cumulative progress of 298.04 Km from April to February of this current financial year.
Through sleeper renewal of 15.78 TKM have been done during the month of February, 2023 making a cumulative progress of 153.50 TKM up to the month. Through turnout renewals of 1.50 equivalent sets have been done during the month of February, 2023 making a cumulative progress of 199.50 sets up to the month.
Through rail renewal of 42.62 TKM have been done during the month of February, 2023 making a cumulative progress of 415.05 TKM up to the month. Altogether 24 numbers of bridges have been rehabilitated during the month of February, 2023 making a cumulative progress of 211 numbers bridges up to the month.
Moreover, 1640.53 kilometres of track have been tested by USFD (Ultra Sonic Flaw Detection) machine during the month of February, 2023 making a cumulative progress of 19260.79 kilometres up to the month. USFD technique is carried out to detect flaws like cracks and timely removal of defective rails for safety.






