AMAR METRO
KOLKATA
PRESS RELEASE
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TAKEN BY METRO RAILWAY DURING CYCLONE ‘DANA’
Kolkata, Date: 23.10.2024
With the cyclone ‘Dana’ gaining strength and expected to have adverse impact on Odisha and West Bengal specially in Kolkata, North and South 24 Parganas and Howrah, Metro Railway has taken adequate measures to ensure normal services as well as safety and security of commuters. All the Railway personnel to be deputed during ‘Dana’ have been advised to remain vigilant to meet any eventuality. The stabled rakes will be secured properly so that rakes do not roll down. The shutters will be lowered down to close down the entry /exit gates of sheds/bays in four Depots of Metro Railway, Kolkata.
Battery locos and ART vans will be kept ready to work with staff and equipment including emergency lights and generators. Staff will be kept ready with power saws, diesel and generator sets in all the Corridors for removal of tress/branches/foreign material if found lying on the tracks. For all underground stations, all the central drains are being cleaned properly so that there is no waterlogging problem.
Kausik Mitra
Chief Public Relations Officer
