Assam: NFR signs MoU with IRCON for maintenance of electrification infrastructure

GUWAHATI: Northeast Frontier Railway has embarked upon a novel initiative for maintenance of electrification infrastructure, including Overhead Equipment (OHE) and Power Supply Installation (PSI), by tying up with IRCON International Limited through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This MoU was signed today between General Manager, Northeast Frontier Railway, Chetan Kumar Shrivastava, and Chief Managing Director, IRCON, H. M. Gupta.

The MoU will provide maintenance of Overhead Equipment (OHE) and Power Supply Installation (PSI) in the Lumding and Tinsukia divisions. Electrification works of Lumding and Tinsukia Division are progressing at a rapid pace, with most of the sections already electrified, and the remaining 425 RKM is targeted to be commissioned by June 2025. Due to rapid commissioning of the sections, maintenance of electrification works has grown manifold, which needs trained and experienced railway personnel for scheduled maintenance and breakdown attention, as electric traction is directly related to train operations. Electrification work in NFR is at a new stage and railway authorities have decided to rope in IRCON for the maintenance and breakdown attention of the sections for a period of 02 years as a contract addition, which marks an exemplary step towards systemic maintenance, a press release said.

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