(Pakistan News & Features Services)
Shah Abdul Latif, Marvi and Mehran Express were the trains which operated between Hyderabad and Khokhropar prior to suspension of train operation earlier this year.
The two-day DS Special inspection from Marvi station near Khokhrapar to Hyderabad was carried out by the Railways' officers under the supervision of Divisional Superintendent, Pakistan Railways, Karachi, Arshad Salam Khattak, on October 20.
During an inspection of every station enroute, the Divisional Superintendent came across a large number of citizens demanding urgent resumption of Hyderabad-Mirpurkhas-Khokhrapar train service in their area.
"The region is poverty-stricken and bus fares have gone up in the aftermath of COVID-19,” people having gathered at Khokhrapar station complained, believing that railway served the local population with the cheapest possible mode of journey".
The entire railways infrastructure along the 200 km track from Marvi station, former Zero Point to Hyderabad was extensively examined in two days.
The office records available at all the stations, conditions of level crossings, manned as well as unmanned, and durability and strength of bridges were paid special attention.
During inspection as per customary practice, the deputed staff was inquired about accidental scenarios and troubleshooting techniques in order to judge their preparedness for coping with untoward scenarios. Cash prizes were awarded to officials who displayed command and masterful skills in their respective domain.
To a question regarding settlement of post-retirement payments of employees, Arshad Khattak disclosed that the Ministry of Railways had approached the federal government in this regard and very soon all the liabilities falling under different heads of post-retirement payments would be cleared.
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