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------Issue# 131 Free Monthly News Bulletin – for Internal Circulation September 2016 Email: [email protected] Contact: 900 314 1464, 9539, 9659, 9731, Rly 46490, 47661
Chief Editor: K.Ravi, SSE/Shop80 70th Independence Day was Associate Editors: celebrated in a grand manner at M.A.Jaishankar, SSE/Proj ICF GM Administrative building A.R.S.Ravindra, SSE/Proj lawns on 15.08.2016. Shri S.Mani, Treasurer: R.Mehalan, SE/IT General Manager/ICF, unfurled Shell Offices: R.Thilak, Tech-3 the national flag and accepted the S.K.Satishkumar, SSE/Proj K.Sekar, Ch.OS/Engg guard of honour given by the RPF N.Jeganivasan, Stores Inspector contingents. While addressing the N.Ganesh,SSE/MPO/S gathering, GM highlighted ICF‟s S.Ghatikachalarao,SSE/WS achievements and future plans.
N.Devaraju, SSE/Plant V.Sasikala, OS/PB B.Jayalalitha, Accts Asst Shri S. Mani, General Manager / Shell Shops: P.Baskaran, SSE/40 ICF, participated as Chief Guest in A-shed: R.Nagarajan,, SSE/10 the Valedictory Function of B-shed: A.V.Gopalakrishna, SSE/22 Annual District Rally and standard Shop 24,25,26: N.Ravikumar, SSE/26 judging competition, by Bharat D&L-shed:P.T.Sreevalsan, SSE/13 Scouts and Guides, at ICF District 40,J,E: R.Lakshminarayanan, SSE/40 Headquarters on 15.08.2016. 48,RPF: R.Kasim,SSE48 General Manager distributed prizes 11,23,41,TS:R.Jegathiswaran,SSE/41 to the competition winners. Insp: J.Ananthakumar,SSE/42 Progress: P.K.Panda,SSE/PCO CMT: G.Sivakumar, CMS-1 The 70th Independence Day celebrations were held at ICF with great Electrical:D.T.Vijayaraj,SSE/45 enthusiasm. Shri S.Mani, General Manager, ICF, unfurled the National Flag Stores : K.Sundar, OS/J-ward/SD and accepted the Guard of Honour given by the RPF contingents. Fur Offices:Harikumar.NV,SSE/MPO Accts: Sudharsan.MN,SSO/Accts Addressing the gathering, GM mentioned that ICF had achieved a record PlgF,TS: G.V.Ramesh,SSE/TS/F production of 2005 coaches in its last production year and has set a target of Stores:V.Annamalai,OS/P7 2486 coaches for the current production year (2016-17). ICF has switched over Fur Shops: R.Sundarrajan,SSE/30 to a new technology of making stainless steel coaches and has planned to turn 30: Bipinkumar Karn, SSE/30 out 404 LHB design coaches in this production year. 32,34: P.Sathyanarayanan, SSE/PC32 33:D.R.Suresh,SSE/33 He further mentioned that in the coming days, keeping pace with the new 37, 80,81,82:D.Santhakumar,SSE/80 technology, ICF will be manufacturing special coaches announced in Railway 88,CCO: K.S.Rajakumar, SSE/88 Budget, like Deen Dayalu and Antyodaya, which will have a lot of passenger Elect,CMT,IOW: M.Devaraj, SSE/85 amenities inbuilt. 36,54: R.M.Chandrasekar,SSE/54 Progress:D.Baskar, SSE/PCO ICF is also planning to manufacture two state-of-the-art tourist coaches for RRM, Colonies : A.Srivijayan, SSE54 IRCTC, which will have transparent roof for tourists to enjoy the scenic beauty LHB/19 : R.Shanmugam, SSE of the tourist spots while on travel. ICF has been given the target to TTC: J.Selvakumar,SSE/TTC manufacture 881 self-propelled coaches for the current year and also has plans D&D: Sabapathinathan.M,SSE/D&D to produce these coaches with energy-efficient, 3-phase propulsion system. Hospital: Raju Balaji, Ch.OS Web: P.Krishnakanth, Webmaster/IT Earlier, Railway Protection Force contingents presented a colourful march past 74,Tele,Union: D.N.Ramesh,SSE/Proj and Guard of Honour to the General Manager, ICF. A large number of ICF Advisors: officers, office bearers of unions/associations and employees were present on S.Muthukumar, Dy CME/SR the occasion. B.Chandrasekaran,SME/D-II Integral News September 2016 is sponsored by staff of Furnishing Division: office of the K.N.Mohan, PE/PR/S CWE, CMM, Planning, Accounts, MPO & CBS. R.Srinivasan, APE/PR/F
„AIEMA Sourcing Fair 2016‟, was organized by As part of Independence Day celebrations, the children of Amabttur Industrial Estate Manufacturer‟s Association at th th GEMS school were distributed sweets by ICFWO. AIEMA Convention Centre, Ambattur, on 19 and 20 August. ICF participated in this fair and displayed various components for developing new vendors. Shri L.C. Trivedi, CME/ICF, inspected the ICF stall at the fair and also held discussion with the officials of AIEMA.
Independence Day was celebrated inside Furnishing Factory. Sri M.E.Srinivasan, DyCME/F, hoisted the flag.
Shri Jagadhish Prasad, CMM / Shell, transferred to MCF as COS, was given a farewell by officers on 13th August.
A special drive was conducted from 1st to 31st August, to increase the usage of Hindi in day-to-day official work. Various competitions were conducted.
CME inaugurated the ICF district rally and standard judging competition of scouts and guides on 14th Aug.
Shri J.Deepan Chakravarthy of ICF has won Bronze medal in
CME administered pledge on Sadbhavana Diwas, 20.08.16 Commonwealth Chess Championship held at Srilanka. Selvi Kaavya Dharshini, Daughter of Shri N.Baskaran, Asst Chief Cashier, studying +2 in Kendriya Vidyalaya, secured Two silver medals at Tamilnadu state shooting championships held at Coimbatore, from Aug 3 to 7, in 10 meter Air Riffle category. She got 5th place in the competition conducted by school games federation of
India. She also secured silver in As part of 70th Independence Day celebrations by South Colony national tournament conducted welfare Association, a friendly cricket match was conducted on between KV schools. 15th August.
Automatic smoke On 5th August, Rly Board instructed to and heat detection display tricolor national flag on all I.C.F. Silver Jubilee Nursery and primary School alarm fitted in SCN diesel locomotives as per the layout th 5747 at lavatory end. and dimension prescribed. celebrated 70 Independence day with high spirit. New Library “BOOKS ON WHEELS” was inaugurated by school‟s chairman Shri.D.P. Dash CEE / QC&C / ICF and Dr. Avanjali Dash. Exhibition on “Life Style, Science & Technology and Sports during Pre & Post independence of INDIA” was inaugurated by Dr. Avanjali Dash who appreciate the efforts put in by the kids, teachers and parents. Shri. R. Aaivu CPO / ICF In RWF, sculptures made of secretary appreciated the team work in organising the railway scrap have been exhibition and opening of new library. The exhibition was installed, and many of the walls open from 0900 to 1500 hrs for the public. and pedestrian areas are covered with paintings by the RWF staffers, their children, and NGOs and well-known artists.
PERSON OF THE MONTH
June ‟16: Shell June ‟16: Fur July ‟16: Fur N.G.Louis Christopher P.Tamilselvan E Maheswari, Harmony in birthday Celebration Tech-3/shop14 SSE/Designs Tech-1/Sh32 All the buds, staffs and sub-staff of ICF Silver Jubilee CIRCULARS Nursery and Primary school who blossomed in the month of August celebrated their birthdays together in a AC08: Gazette notification of VII CPC st fantabulous manner on August 31 by planting saplings in AC09: RS (RP) Rules, 2016, schedule for revised scale of the school campus. They pledged to look after their pay. saplings with due care and responsibility. It is instigated the concept of “GO-GREEN” among the young minds. AC10: implementation of VII CPC recommendations – statement of fixation of pay.
OFFICIAL POSTINGS Festival advance is discontinued till further orders from Name S/Shri/ Smt Previous Present Railway Board. R.Mohanraja ADRM/MAS CPO/ICF Exam for selection of JE/M- PQ will be held on 24th Nitin Dhimole SECR CMM/S Sep Jagdish Prasad CMM/Shell MCF/RaeBareil Officers of ICF have started wearing uniform (shirt). V.Kalyanasundaram DyCC&M DyCMly E/Shell The text TEAM ICF has been printed on the top of shirt T.Dilip Kumar Training DyCME/D2 pocket. Willingness has been obtained from supervisors Varghese Joshua DyCME/Shell Training also. It will be worn once or twice a week on designated K.T.Dominic PE/PR2/S +WM/LHB days, the days will be announced. Cost is Rs.400 for half sleeve and Rs.450 for full sleeve. It is purely on a Hanuman Prasad Meena WM/LHB Leave voluntary basis. R.B.Parashar SEE/M SEE/Comng V.M.Govindarajan SEE/Comng SEE/M From Aug 22, the Regional Rail Museum of ICF has been renamed „Chennai Rail Museum‟. R.Ravindran AME/I/S +SME/I/F P.R.Subrahmanian SME/I/F Sick Till further orders, GP in the 6 CPC scale shall continue to be the basis for gradation and related entitlement of all The post of Secretary to GM, which was being operated as kinds of passes and PTOs. DyCME /Technical Coordination, is re-designated as Secretary/ ICF. Southern Railway employees cooperative society (Urban bank) paid dividend to the members on Aug 29&30. EMPLOYEES RETIRING on 30th September ’16 Wrestler Ms.Sakshi Malik, working in Northern 1 Jagadeeswaran APE Railway, has won bronze in women's 58kg freestyle in 2 Haribabu J.E 10 RIO Olympics. She is the first female wrestler from India 3 Ramsankar Tech-1 13 to win an Olympic medal. Her coach Mr. Kuldeep Malik 4 Usha Kiran Tech-1 14 is also working in NR. 5 Babu Sr.Tech 20 The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has 6 Ramaswamy Sr.Tech 21 launched Unified Payments Interface (UPI). 7 Satyanarayana Sr.Tech 41 8 Venugopalan SSE Plg/S Prime Minister in his Independence Day speech said that 9 Raghu J.E Engg Railways is expanding the rail network in the country 10 Ponnusamy Sub-Inspector RPF faster. "Earlier, 1500 km line was commissioned in the 11 Venkatesu Tech-1 30 last 10 years while today we have succeeded in 12 Subramanian Sr.Tech 30 commissioning 3500 km line in two years". 13 Kothandan J.E 30 Wi-fi technology of state-run Centre for Development of 14 Govindan Sr.Tech 32 Telematics (CDOT) has been approved by Indian 15 Rajarajan Tech-1 32 Railways. Most of the equipment installed in Indian 16 Kumar Tech-1 36 telecom network are imported. Approval of C-DoT wi-fi 17 Ponnusamy SSE 36 equipment will help deployment of indigenously made 18 Dakshinamurthy Tech-1 54 gears. 19 Jayakumar Sr.Tech 80 From Sep 6 to Oct 10, Passing-through trains connecting 20 Ganesan Sr.Tech 85 Alappuzha, Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, We wish them A Happy & Peaceful Retired Life Yeshwantpur and Bengaluru with Dhanbad, Gorakhpur, Last Date for submission of application: Barauni, Muzaffurpur, Korba, Shalimar and Guwahati will not touch Chennai Central. Instead, the trains will Publicity Inspector: 05.10.16 halt at Perambur. The Chennai Central– Howrah express Employees‟ holiday camp to Goa: 17.09.16 will depart from Chennai Beach. We deeply mourn the sudden demise of the following staff IRCTC has introduced a service 'Wedding on Wheels' 1 B.Vijaya Helper/Shop-11 under which it will host weddings aboard luxury trains. 2 B.Ramesh Helper/Shop-18 Minister of Railways inaugurated Hourly booking of 3 D.Vinayagamurthy Tech-2/Stores Retiring Rooms; Single person accountability for all facilities on trains-along with single nodal officer for A session on “Energy saving techniques and electrical st safety” was conducted by TANGEDCO on 12th August monitoring, travel insurance for passengers, on 1 Sep. from 1500 hrs to 1630 hrs at AWTI. Shri Ashwani Kumar Upadhyaya, a 47-year-old Indian Special camp was organsied for renewal of ID card from Railways IRTS officer of 1997 batch, posted at CRIS, has 8th to 10th August at Workers canteen/ Fur. recently won an award for his innovative idea of developing caterpillar trains -- a network of lightweight, Training programme and discussions on “GreenCo elevated train coaches that will run at speeds up to 100 rating” for officers and supervisors were held at D&D on km/hr and will take passengers even to the residential 26th and 27th August. areas. Bent knee leg lift Exercise: STEPS : PHYSIO PAGE
• Lift and maintain the leg straight MOVE… TO REMOVE…! Physiokumaravel.m@ as much as possible and hold for a Physio.Kumaravel.M gmail.com Sr. Physiotherapist/ few counts (5..7…10 ). Ph 9003149269 RH/ICF Starting position : • Return to the origin and repeat
• As above in the same on the other leg after relaxed posture. little gap. BACK EDUCATION • No of repetition 3 to 5 times on each side alternatively. FAQ’s FROM READERS & PATIENTS
LOW IMPACT EXERCISE FOR ELDERS’ BACK PAIN: Progressive exercise : Straight Leg Raising exercise (SLR): BACK THIGH MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISE : STEPS : STEPS : • Bend the right leg and wrap a • Slowly raise the leg as possible small towel at back of the without bending the knee joint. thigh. • Comfortably hold for 5…7…10 counts gradually without straining • Pull the knee towards the Starting position : STARTING POSITION: much. • Lie on your back chest and then slowly • Lie on your back straighten the knee until with leg extended • Return to starting position and with arms at sides repeat the same on opposite side. comfortable stretch is felt on straight. comfortably. back thigh muscles. • No of repetition 3 to 5 times on
• Hold for comfortable gradual each side alternatively. slow stretch counts 5 ..7…10. • Note: Once you master the initial procedure, go for SLR exercise. • Return to relaxed original position and repeat the same steps on other side. Curl up exercise : • No of stretch repetition 1 to 3 STEPS : times on each side alternatively • Slowly lift the shoulder up from once or twice a day. the floor with support the neck with hands. Note: Opposite leg of the Starting position : stretched one should be flat on • Relaxed supine • Hold this posture with minimal the floor and the stretching lying with clasped strain and count 5…7...10 counts. should not be in jerky manner ! hand behind the • Return to relaxed origin and head. repeat after a little gap. • No of repetitions: 3 to 5 times. STRENTHENING /SPINAL STABILISATION EXERCISES • Note: Don‟t pull up the head Stomach muscle contraction exercise: while lifting the shoulder. STEPS : • Keep one hand below the Buttock muscle tightening : low back and other one over STEPS : the abdomen to feel the • Bring the buttocks close Starting position : contraction of the muscle. • Lie on your back and tighten the buttock • Gently pull the stomach and muscles. with knee bent and tighten the abdominal muscles feet flat on the floor by pressing the back • Feel the muscle work and with relaxed downwards. hold for brief period 5..7…10 counts. abdominal muscle. • Feel the tightening of the abdominal muscles and hold • Return to relaxed origin the gentle contraction Starting position : and repeat . 5…7...10 counts. • Lie on stomach with • No of repetitions: 3to5 • Return to relaxed origin, relaxed extended legs times. repeat after a little gap. resting your forehead
• No of progressive repetitions on the floor 3 to 5 times.
Half Push up Exercise : Bridging exercise STEPS : STEPS : • Lift yourself on your • Slowly raise the buttocks elbows and gradually lift off the floor. up your chest off the floor. • Hold for 5..7….10 counts. • Feel the muscle work at Starting position : • Return and repeat after a Starting position : low back and retain the little gap . position progressively for • Comfortable hook • Lie on stomach with • No of repetition 3 to 5 5…7…10 counts. lying position. flat palms on either side times . of head with bent • Return to relaxed starting (Note: While on start elbow and forearm on position and repeat after • little gap. hook position, keep both the floor. • No of repetitions 3 to 5 heels as close as to times. buttocks) • Note: keep the lower of the body on floor well, Relaxation : while doing this procedure. STEPS :
Progressive push up exercise : • Keep the arms a little away (approx 10 to 15cm) • If you are doing regular from the body with palms practice and have flexible in face up position. back, go for this • Place the feet slightly progression. Starting position : apart from each other comfortably. • Lie flat on the back. STEPS : • Keep the back and head in straight line. • Lift the left leg without bending the knee, few • Close the eyes and breathe inches ( 2” to 3”) off from naturally and rhythmically. Starting position : the floor. • To obtain maximum relaxation, stay in this • Lie on stomach with • Hold for 5..7….10 counts. • Return and repeat the position 1 to 3 minutes or relaxed extended legs 25 to 30 breaths. with your forehead same on the right side . • While winding up the resting on the floor as • No of repetitions: 3 to 5 times on each side position, turn on in the picture. comfortable side and get (Note: Don‟t tilt the back up slowly. while lifting leg )
“Rest is the best medicine”. But it is not a good idea to Buttock muscle strengthening exercise: simply rest and wait for back pain to subside. Too much rest also causes certain type of back pain and worsens the STEPS : existing low back pain. Prolonged rest decreases the • Lift the upper leg slowly muscle strength and minimises the flexibility of the back. few inches (approx 8 to 10 Hence, regular exercise is the prompt idea to relieve the back pain by stretching and strengthening back muscles. inches ) off from the floor without bending the knee. The exercises narrated here are general pattern Starting position : • Count in mind and hold for of exercises to relieve the back pain in elders with 5…7…10 counts common degenerative cause. If it is not possible to do all • Lie on one side with • Return to relaxed starting exercises at one stretch, do the stretching exercises with slightly bent lower leg position repeat after brief warm up practice in the morning and strengthening and maintain the back gap. procedures in the evening session. Whenever you are in neutral position • Roll over to other side and going for exercises, start with warm up and conclude with relaxation. repeat the same procedure on the other side. Keep ever in mind “Activity is often the best • Gradual strengthening and medicine for back pain”. Be active as much as possible and be free from back pain always ! repetition 3 to 5 times on either side. Wait for further steps to move….. ENERGY CONSERVATION IN INNOVATIONS under development by S.Rajendran INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT Design of equipment for coach movement inside Fur: by Sri S.RAJENDRAN, Tech-1/Shop85 Cost approximately Rs. 2,00,000/- Ph:8056250489 Concept by Shri.V.Kalyanasundaram, Dy.CME/Shell Energy conservation in an industrial environment is Waiting for CAD drawing different from that in a domestic environment. In a Speed breaker indicator for vehicles such as Two household, the benefits of energy savings are directly wheelers and Four wheelers enjoyed by the family, whereas in an industry, the Solar powered emergency light in Fur. employee who implements energy conservation Low cost (Approx Rs.32000 per shed) techniques may not be benefitted directly. Hence, more innovative methods with minimum human intervention Trouble-free need to be deployed in an industry to reap maximum Advance fault indicator energy savings. Some of the methods that can be Auto SMS to officer concerned deployed in an industry are discussed below. Water level indicator & controller 1. A common pattern easily understandable by all High safety employees should be followed in positioning control switches for lights, fans, air circulators etc. The access Low cost (approx Rs300 per number) to the switch boards should not be obstructed by Maintenance-free dumping material/scrap items. INNOVATIONS in IDEA Stage 2. All air circulators shall be provided with auto cut-off Improved passenger facilities in coaches switches which will switch off the fan after a session Prior indication of electrical fire in coaches time like 3 or 4 hrs. Already developed and implemented 3. Thermostat settings in AC, Geyser, Water cooler etc. Solar powered Coach number indication board & shall be kept at optimum level, and its healthy Reservation chart light for Southern Railway. functioning shall be ensured through periodical Solar powered PFT for ICF checking. Reverse indication for coaches at BBQ 4. Energy consumption for lighting load, fan load & machinery load shall be monitored separately for each Hooter at shop30 using remote for shunting staff section and concerned employees should be rewarded In order to create and promote awareness about the suitably for energy savings in their area against some facility, IRCTC has come out with a novel scheme of set norms. distributing free meals (standardised Indian Vegetarian 5. Machine operators shall be educated to switch off the meal) to 100 passengers (one meal per PNR) per week control supply after operation as it consumes (every Friday) in Chennai Central railway station starting th considerable energy in the long run. For this purpose, from 19 August for a period of one month for power switches should be positioned in an easily passengers who have booked e-tickets. accessible location. All MPs and former MPs will soon be given a unique 6. Wherever day shift working is in vogue, solar panels identity to help them book train tickets and end any with online inverters could be used as an alternate “misuse” in multiple bookings. MR said in Lok Sabha till economic source of energy. now, a Member of Parliament can at the same time make 7. Whenever a load test is conducted on power sources multiple bookings in different trains bound for different like battery, alternator etc., the output power generated destinations and there is no mechanism to find out in can be used for feeding regular loads through suitable which train the MP actually travelled. regulators/inverters. Indian Railways will do away with the practice of 8. Motion sensors should be used in office cabins and deploying guards at the rear-end of coaches of goods toilets to turn off power devices when not used. trains as it is installing a new system to ensure all coaches Similarly, power supply to computers and other office and wagons remain intact when a train is in motion. The equipment shall be turned off during non-working end of train telemetry (EoTT), a device that aims to hours. establish communication between the locomotive driver and the last vehicle of the train, will be fitted in the last 9. Timers shall be used in water coolers and geysers to coach or wagon of a train. turn them off during weekly holidays. Railway Board has floated expression of interest for 10. Awareness programmes on energy conservation shall introduction of Maglev, a second generation high speed be conducted periodically for departmental staff as well train in India, which is running in China, Japan, Germany as contract labourers, as facilities are used by both. and South Korea at present. Such steps with participation of all concerned will help in To book your meal online: download mobile app “Food forming an organisational culture which will be followed on Track” or Log on to www.ecatering irctc.co.in or by future generations also. SMS “Meal
The Wuppertal Suspension Railway (German: Wuppertaler Schwebebahn) is a suspension railway in Wuppertal, Germany. Its full name is "Electric Elevated Railway (Suspension Railway) Installation, Eugen Langen System". It is the oldest electric elevated railway with hanging cars in the world and is a unique system. Designed by Eugen Langen to sell to the city of Berlin, the installation with elevated stations was built in Barmen, Elberfeld andVohwinkel between 1897 and 1903; the first track opened in 1901. The Schwebebahn is still in use today as a normal means of local public transport, moving 25 million passengers annually.
The suspension railway runs along a route of 13.3 kilometres, at a height of about 12 metres above the river Wupper between Oberbarmen and Sonnborner Straße (10 kilometres) and about 8 metres above the valley road between Sonnborner Straße and Vohwinkel (3.3 kilometres). At one point the railway crosses the A46 motorway. The entire trip takes about 30 minutes. The Wuppertal Suspension Railway operates within the VRR transport association and accepts tickets issued by the VRR companies.