ADDRESS OF COM.CH.SANKARA RAO, GS/SCRMU

MASS DHARNA IN FRONT OF RAIL NILAYAM

Dear Rail Engineers

On the call of All India Railway Engineers' Federation, a MASS DHARNA is organized in front of the General Manager's Office and also in front of DRMs' offices in the Divisional Headquarters on 13.02.2013 from 10.00 hrs., to 17.00 hrs. A massive support is received from Subordinate Engineers of all the branches and at the zonal headquarters, a total of 204 engineers have gathered and shown the unity of engineers and demanded for materialization of our genuine demands. 

The General Secretary of NFIR & SCRES; Sri Marri Raghavaiah garu came to the dais and addressed the gathered Engineers and expressed his solidarity to Engineers' Unity and stated that NFIR is already addressing the issues of Subordinate Engineers before the Railway Administration. The issue of MACPS for abolished/merged cadres is appraised to GS/NFIR and he assured that justification will be done to them soon and the issue is being addressed before boards.

The General Secretary of SCRMU Sri Ch.Sankara Rao garu while addressing the gathered engineers from the dais accepted that the status of Subordinate Engineers was undoubtedly down graded subsequent to 4th CPC and will definitely be debated before Railway Board. He stated that the file decides the percentage of Group-B status to senior subordinates is with Member Staff and soon it will come out with a favourable noting.

SAAKSHI PAPER COVERAGE

Dear SCREAns,

Here is a shocking article forwarded by Er.Satyam. Most of us are working on Electrified sections and most of our Sr.DENs are asking photographs as proof of evidence in many cases and we are taking photographs almost every day. Check this article and be careful while taking photos on electrified sections.

MUST READ" " MUST READ" " MUST READ" Can ELECTRICITY pass through Flash light of the Digital camera to your body??? Yes it is 100% true..! This is a true incidence reported of a boy aged 19, who was studying in 1st year of engineering, who died in Keshvani Hospital, Mumbai. He was admitted in the Hospital as a burned patient. Reason ?????? This boy had gone to Amravati (a place located in State of Maharashtra ) on a study tour, on their return they were waiting at the railway station to catch the train. Many of them started taking pictures of their friends using "Mobile Phones" and / or "Digital Camera". One of them complained that, he was unable to capture the full group of friends in one frame in the Digicam. This boy moved away to a distance to get the whole group. He failed to notice that at an angle above his head, 40,000 volts electrical line was passing through. As soon as he clicked the digital camera? 40,000 volt current passed through the camera flash light to his camera and then from his camera to his fingers & to his body. All this happened within a fraction of a second. His body was half burned. They arranged for an ambulance & his burned body was brought to Keshavani Hospital, Mumbai. For one & half days or so he was conscious & talking. Doctors did not have much hopes as there was a lot of complex issues in his body. He passed away later. Now how many of us are aware about these technical threats & dangers? Even if we are, how many of us are adhering??

ENGINEERS' DAY CELEBRATIONS-2012

Dear Rail Engineers !
You are all aware that; every year, the birth Anniversay of 'BharataRatna" Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya is being celebrated as ENGINEERS' DAY. South Central Railway Engineers' Association has taken a committment to celebrate the Engineers' Day in a grand manner every year. Adhering to its committment, Engineers' Day on 2010 was celebrated at Rail Nilayam Auditorium and released a souvenir through the hands of Sri Pradeep Kumar, the then PCE/SC Railway. During 2011, Engineers' Day was celebrated at 'Hawamahal'/Sanchalan Bhavan (headquarters of Secunderabad Division).

     This year, the Engineers' day was celebrated at Zonal Civil Engineering Training Institute, Kacheguda. Principal Chief Engineer Sri V.Srihari is the Chief Guest and Sri T.P.R.Narayana Rao, Chief General Engineer is the Guest of honour for the function. Sri Sandeep Jain, Sr.DEN/Co-ord/HYB, Sri Vikram Gupta, Dy.CE/TP, Sri Nagpure,Secy to PCE; Sri J.N.Gupta, Dy.CE/LM, Sri K.Srinivas, ADEN/Principal/ZCETI, Sri P.Srinivas, ADEN/HYB, Sri P.V.Ramana Rao, AXEN/Works; Sri M.Sridhara Rao, AIE; Sri M.N.Murthy, AXEN/Plg have attended the function.

     About 100 SSEs/JEs from Works, P.Way and Bridge organizations of Engineering Department, Electrical Dept and S&T department have attended the function.

     Sri V.Srihari, PCE; while delivering the lecture, appraised the committment of the Supervisory Engineers of S.C.Rly,which brought Engineering Shield successfully for the third year and kept the elevation of Engineering department at a summit. He also advised that the engineers shall make a committment and to devote themselves to keept the status of SCR in the present position.

     Sri T.P.R.Narayana Rao, CGE have elaborated the life of Sri Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya and various achievements of Sri MV and how he became Father of Modern Mysore State. He said that Civil Engineers are the back bones of the society. He said that he was inspired from Sir Arthur Cotton and studied Civil Engineering though he got seat in Electronics and Communications, which was the fascinating course on those days.

     Sri A.Kannan, President/SCREA appraised about the formation of SCREA and the committments of the Association. He explained of the injustice done to Rail Engineers during various pay commissions and the recommendations of Khanna Committee regarding formation of Supervisory Associations on Indian Railways. Sri Kannan requested PCE to make a representation on the fate of Technical Engineers of IR.

     Sri KLVS Viswanadham, General Secretary/SCREA, elaborated the life history of Sri MV through a powerpoint presentation and emphasized the need to follow Sri MV with examples. Sri Viswanadham requested PCE and CGE to support the SCREA in conducting  Seminars on modern technology and also to arrange hands on training over the modern softwares in analysing the track and to maintain it to good standards.  KLVS stated that it is the oath of SCREA to keep the SCR in the first place among the Indian Railways and this could be materialized if administration extends its support.

    Sri Vikram Gupta,Dy.CE/TP advised Rail Engineers to maintain the same tempo and assured that administration will render the support from its side.

    Sri M.N.Murty explained the role of Railway Engineers and elaborated how a Railway Engineer is better than any other Engineer in the society.

     Sri K.Srinivas, Principal/ZCETI addressed the gathering and assured that the training school will render every assistance required to field engineers. He gave vote of thanks to all who made the occasion a memorable one.

A welcome boquet to Sri V.Srihari, Principal Chief Engineer/SCR

   

Boquet to Sri T.P.R.Narayana Rao, CGE/SCR

Boquet to Sri Vikram Gupta, Dy.CE

Boquet to Sri Nagpure, Secy.to PCE

Boquet to Sri Sandeep Jain, Sr.DEN/Co-ord/HYB

PCE garlanding the photo of Sri M.Visvesvaraya

                                      

Lighting the lamp by CGE

Lighting the lamp by Sri Sandeep Jain

Introduction by Sri A.Kannan, President/SCREA

Addressing the gathering by PCE

CGE addressing the gathering

Addressing by KLVS, General Secretary/SCREA

Life profile of Sri MV through Powerpoint by KLVS, GS/SCREA

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Gathered Engineers under SCREA banner

Zonal Executive Committee Meeting

Dear SCREAns
It is proposed to held Zonal Executive Committee Meeting with all office bearers of Zonal and Divisional Bodies on 08th April 2012 from 10.00 hrs to 14.00 hrs., at Secunderabad. It is mandatory for all office bearers to attend this meeting along with the Membership collection books and expenses incurred therefrom, if any. The agenda of the meeting is as follows:

1. Since formation of SCREA, the membership was collected only once i.e., initial membership. Memberships were neither renewed nor new members were added. This can be done only after finalizing the initial accounts. Hence, Finalization of Accounts from 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12.
2. All the members are aware that only BZA and GNT divisions are having elected bodies. GTL, HYB, NED and Construction are having nominated bodies. SC is not at all having working body in SCREA. Further, some of the office bearers were promoted to Gr B and quit the SCREA. Appropriate office bearers shall be co-opted in their place. It is mandatory that General Counsel shall be conducted at least once in two years. Hence,   Conducting CEC meeting and Election of office bearers for SCREA at Zonal and Divisional Levels.
3. Some of the office bearers are expressing their incapacitation to continue as office bearers in view of their personal constraints. To take a decision on the unwilling office bearers and to co-opt suitable replacement in their place.

An appropriate place shall be intimated to all office bearers soon. Working Lunch shall be followed.

This issues with the approval of President/SCREA

--Viswanadham
GS/SCREA  

New Year Greetings to all

Dear SCREAns
Of late, I am conveying my best wishes to all our member engineers a very Happy and Prosperous New Year. As I was on the tour to Sabarimalai, could not able to greet you all in time.
On the eve of the new year, Zonal Office Bearers of SCREA met General Manager and All PHODs at headquarters and conveyed best wishes to them. In reciprocation, all the HODs have conveyed their best wishes for SCREA and wished that the association will coordinate with the administration in keeping the Railway in fore front.
Here few of the photographs are placed.

I request all our member engineers to be strong in this New Year to achieve our demands.
--Viswanadh

Mass Dharna

Dear SCREAns
I thank all the Rail Engineers who participated and who supported from the green rooms in the Mass Dharna held on 15.12.11 in front of Rail Nilayam as per the call of AIREF. It is very happy that a great applaud has come from all fronts that the engineers' have came on to a common platform realizing the injustice done to the cadre. Around 200 engineers from all the four engineering departments of the Railway viz., Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and S&T have participated in this Dharna and expressed their dissatisfaction about the anti-engineer steps taken by the Railway administration and the deaf ear paid by the Railway Ministry. The Dharna was presided over by Er.A.Kannan as scheduled. Engineers from Vijayawada, Nanded, Guntur, Secunderabad, Hyderabad and Guntakal divisions have participated under the respective banners of their divisions. Er.R.Satyam, Er.R.V.Rama Rao, Er.K.Chandrasekhar Rao, Er. Rajasekhar and other engineers from all branches have addressed the engineers gathered and interacted to elevate the injustice to the rail engineers. In the evening, a memorandum was issued to Addl.General Manager Sri R.Vijayamohan as General Manager was on line. AGM has thoroughly read the memorandum given by the delegates. Er. Viswanadham have explained point by point about the irregularities in fixation of pay scales, non-implementation of the recommendations of DOPT, social injustice among the railway employees etc. AGM accepted that the cadre was ignored by the pay commissions and not properly represented. AGM assured that the plea of Rail Engineers will be forwarded to the Railway Minister. Print media also interacted with the General Secretary and President of SCREA and in detail inquired about the injustice done by the Railway administration. 
     The photos taken in this context will be posted in our blog by tomorrow.
     I believe that, if the same tempo will be maintained by all rail engineers, it is not far to get our justified demands.
Regards
Viswanadham

General Secretary