Salem Division, Southern Railway, undertakes major track maintenance works between Bommidi and Buddireddypatti which was inspected by DRM, Salem, today (19.12.2015)

Sri R.S.Sinha, ADRM,(1st left) Sri Shubhranshu, DRM (2nd from right), Sri B.Harishnan, Sr.DOM (1st right)

 Poklain Machine lifting the ballast 

 Work going on the field

 Morrum Soil (Left) & Black Cotton (clay) Soil (Right)

 Sri M. Mariappan, DEN discussing with Sri Shubhranshu, DRM

The Vibratory Roller (left) and the Poklain (right) on the job

On regular inspections, the soil beneath the railway tracks between Bommidi and Buddireddypatti, in the Salem-Jolarpet Section was found to be Black Cotton Clay Soil which is a subtle and unstable one and was likely to inundate during rains, posing threat to the safety of train operation. So, it was decided   by the Salem Division Engineering Branch, to replace the same with Morrum soil (taken from the hill tops) that possesses good drainage property and provide stability to the tracks and ballasts, apart from ensuring smooth riding on the tracks.

The soil beneath the railway tracks in between Bommidi and Buddireddypatti was found to be Black Cotton (clay) Soil which is subtle and unstable with swelling and shrinking characteristics. This will tend to disturb the track during rains, posing threat to the retention of track parameters and operating train at restricted speeds. So, it was decided by the Salem Division Engineering Branch, to replace the same with Morrum soil (taken from the hill tops) that possesses good drainage property and provide stability to the tracks and ballast, apart from ensuring smooth riding on the tracks.

The work needs to be carried out for a distance of 1.5 kms which is at 5 kms distance from Bommidi and 6 kms from Buddireddypatti. The works have been started on 25.11.2015 and targeted to be completed by 10.01.2016.  Every day, the work is being carried out for about 3 hours 55 minutes at the rate of 50 meters/day. The estimated cost of the works is 1crore. 3 heavy duty Poklain Earth Moving Machines and 1 Vibratory Roller Machine has been deployed on the job.

Today (19.12.2015), Sri Shubhranshu, Divisional Railway Manager, Salem, visited the work spot along with Sri R.S. Sinha, Addl. DRM, Sri M. Mariappan, Divisional Engineer, Sri Srinivasan, Asst. Divisional Engineer, Sri B.Harikrishnan, Sr Divisional Operations Manager, and other Branch Officers. He inspected the works and congratulated the Engineering and other Branch officials engaged in the job, for carrying out the works smoothly without any hindrance to the train traffic.