A railway official said that the CCTV cameras will assist the security personnel in monitoring the movement of suspicious people and help thwart terror activities.
The cameras would be connected to a computer room at the railway station that would also help authorities take action against violators of the ban on smoking. Replying to a question, he said, all reliable locomotives are being used only for passenger operations in order to improve punctuality and performance.
The government has allocated Rs23 billion in the 2012-13 budget for rehabilitation and upgrading of infrastructure and acquisition of rolling stock in order to improve service delivery for the convenience of the travelling public.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 12th, 2012.
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