New Delhi stampede: Two out of five transferred Railway officials get posting in NR Headquarter
The Hindu
Railway officials shunted out after New Delhi Railway Station stampede given fresh postings, considered "punishment postings."
Two of the five railway officials shunted out after the tragic stampede that killed 18 passengers at the New Delhi Railway Station have been given fresh postings in the Northern Railway Headquarters.
The officials said these positions are considered "punishment postings" as they do not have any significant authority over rail operations.
The rail administration had following the incident shunted out five officials on March 4 in four separate orders.
Mahesh Yadav, who was removed from the post of station director, has been reassigned as Deputy Chief Operation Manager (Dy COM) for Freight Operations Information System (FOIS) at the Norther Railway Headquarter in New Delhi.
According to a notice issued by the Northern Railway (NR) on March 12, the post of Senior Divisional Operation Manager for Goods ( Sr DOM G) of Delhi Division was transferred to NR Headquarter and redesignated as Dy COM (FOIS) NR.
Anand Mohan, the second official shunted out from the position of Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (Sr DCM) for passenger services (PS) in the Delhi Division, has been posted as Deputy Chief Operation Manager of Coaching (Dy COM Chg).
The other two officials — Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Sukhwinder Singh and Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM) Vikram Singh Rana — are yet to get fresh postings.
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