METRO RAILWAY
KOLKATA
PRESS RELEASE
MOCK FIRE DRILL CUM TRAINING CONDUCTED IN BLUE LINE
Kolkata, Date: 15.06.2023
Metro Railway takes all possible measures and care for ensuring commuters safety. Shri P Uday Kumar Reddy, General Manager, Metro Railway regularly monitors and reviews safety measurements adopted in the lifeline of the city to avoid any untoward incident like fire. In order to check the preparedness of Metro staff of different departments to tackle any fire emergency inside the tunnels or on the viaduct, regular mock drills are conducted on Blue Line and Green Line.
One such mock fire drill cum training for field staff of Metro Railway was conducted under the supervision of Senior Officers today i.e. on 15.06.2023 at Kavi Subhash Metro Station. In this drill Metro staff were imparted training to douse the flame through simulation of various fire and smoke conditions inside Metro station.
Staff from Traffic, Electrical, Signal and Telecommunications, RPF and Fire & Safety Departments participated in this mock drill. It is expected that such drill will sharpen the skill and alertness of Metromen to respond to any emergency situation and minimize the rescue time and restore normalcy at the earliest.
Kausik Mitra
Chief Public Relations Officer
