aay ferareret Hareret a eer sat, aftr ot osise 14, Bs Vs (12 aH, ‘wrerarat 700 001 Govt. of India Phone: 2248 4858, 2262 7724 No: R.12029/36/2023-24/SEC/1270 Date: 18.01.2024 Opening of Newly constructed permanent BG third line from Ghatsila station yard (Exel.) (Km, 213.904 from Howrah) to Salgajhari East Cabin (Incl.) (Km. 243.964 from Howrah) of Kharagpur-Adityapur third line project of Kharagpur and Chakradharpur Division of South Eastern Railway for passenger as well as goods traffic. Length: 30.06 KM Gauge: 1676 MM AUTHORIZATION In response to the reference made by General Manager, South Eastern Railway vide letter No, SER/CON/HQ/DRG/CRS/KGP-ADTP 3" line/Pt. dated 30.11.2023 (received on 05.01.2024) for Opening of Newly constructed permanent BG third line from Ghatsila station yard (Excl.) (Km. 213.904 from Howrah) to Salgajhari East Cabin (Incl.) (Km, 243.964 from Howrah) of Kharagpur- Adityapur third line project of Kharagpur and Chakradharpur Division of South Eastern Railway for Passenger as well as goods traffic and after considering the compliance of Commission's observation submitted vide Railway"s letter No, SER/CON/HQ/DRG/CRS/KGP-ADTP 3 line/Pt. dated 12.01.2024, I have inspected the newly constructed BG third line, on 15.01.2024 & 16.01.2024, After the inspection, a speed trial was conducted on the newly constructed 3" line from Salgajhari East Cabin (Km. 243.964) to Ghatsila station (Km. 213.904) by Inspection Special fitted with OMS 2000, During the run, maximum speed of 111 kmph was attained and no peak exceeding 0.15 g was recorded CAO(Con)/SER, DRM/KGP, DRM/CKP, CSE/SER, CBE/SER, ED/RVNL and other officers of SER Headquarter, Kharagpur Division & Chakradharpur Division accompanied me during the inspection. Dy.CRS/Teeb/S. E. Cirele and Dy.CSTE/Con/D&D/GRC, nominated as Dy.CRS/S&T, assisted me during the inspection Based on the inspection conducted, speed trial, OMS Results and perusal of Certificates and Documents submitted by Railway and safety certificates for commissioning of Ghatsila Station Yard (Exel.)(Certificate No. ST/Tech/Safety Certificate/23/1 Dated 12.01.2024), Rakha Mines Station Yard (Excl.)(Certificate No, ST/Tech/Safety Certificate dated 16.01.2024), Galudih Station Yard (Exel. (Certificate No. ST/Tech/Satety Certificate/23/02 dated 12.01.2024), Asanboni Station Yard (Exel.)(Centificate No. S1/Tech/Safety/TS-93/16(a)/2 Dated 16.01.2024) and Salgajhari East Cabin (Incl.) (Certificate No. ST/Tech/Safety/TS-93/17(a) Dated 12.01.2024), I am satisfied that Provisions of Section 22 of The Railways Act 1989 have been substantially complied with, Hence, under the powers delegated to me vide Section 28 of The Railways Act, 1989 and Rule 22 of The Railways (Opening for Public Carriage of Passengers) Rules, 2000, I hereby authorize the opening of the newly constructed permanent BG third line from Ghatsila station yard (Excl.) (Km, 213,904 from Howrah) to Salgajhari East Cabin (Inel.) (Km. 243.964 from Howrah) with maximum speed not exceeding 90 kmph for both Public Carriage of Passengers and Goods Traffic in the subject section, subject to following conditions/stipulations: )(9 AILBG locomotives and rolling stock presently sanctioned for plying on the existing section of the Railway by Commissioner of Railway Safety or GM/SER, included in the Joint Safety Certificates submitted along with the opening documents are permitted to run on this newly constructed 3rd line at their respective permissible speed, sanctioned speed or speed now permitted, whichever is less. (ii) Imposition of Permanent Speed Restrictions as per Track Certificate & Bridge Certificate and other permanent/temporary/other speed restrictions as may be required from time to time. (iii) Despite certification in Form XVII submitted with the opening document that there is no infringement to IRSOD, following infringements observed during inspection: Staircase and shed of existing FOB at Ghatsila is at 5.02 m from centre line of track against prescribed minimum distance of 5.33 m. b. Height of the PF no.3 at Galudih Station is is 895 mm from track level which is more than the permissible limit 760 mm-840 mm. © The horizontal distance of the coping of the PF no.1 at Galudih station found 1700 mm from centre line of track which is more than the permissible limit of 1670 mm-1680 mm. 4. Caution notice for high voltage traction & roof sheet of FOB on PF-1 at Galudih is at 4.86 m against the prescribed minimum distance of 5.33 m € Caution notice for high voltage traction at PH- 2/3 Govindpur PH is infringing the IRSOD. f Height of Platform No. 2 at Rakha Mines station found 880 mm from rail level against the maximum limit of 840 mm. 8 Pedestal for hand pump and foundation of platform shelter on PF no. 3 at Govindapur (PH) found to be at 4.39 m and 5.03 m from centre line of track respectively against the minimum prescribed distance of 5.33 m. Section to be thoroughly examined jointly by concerned StDEN, StDSTE & StDEE/TRD to remove all infringements. (iv) Bridge No. 62 & 58 (4x6,1m PSC Slab): Following deficiencies have been observed in above bridges: a. The top of check rail found to be up to 30 mm below the running rail which is beyond the permissible limit of 25mm as per Para no. 228 (2) of IRPWM. b. Pier no. 2 of Br. No. 62 has been jacketed due to lesser compressive strength of the concrete used in the Pier; whereas the same has not been reflected in the completion drawing submitted along with the opening document. Structural adequacy of the pier is yet to be examined. © Geo composite drain has been provided at the back side of abutment & wing wall of Bridge no. 58, against the provision of 600 mm thick boulder in the approved GAD. 4. Gap of about 100 mm found in between precast PSC slabs at most of the spans of Br. No. 62. €. The side slope below 6m from the formation level at approach of abutment no. 1 of Br. No. 62 found to be 1.76:1 against the designed slope of F Complete surface of concrete in substructure of Bridges has been painted after applying white cement putty to hide the surface defects. Honeycombing was observed in conerete when the putty was removed at a location on Pier no. 1 of Br. No. 62, 8 Camber for PSC slab in Span no.-2 (in centre) for Bridge no. $8 found 13 mm against the designed value of 22.5 mm. h. Completion drawings of the bridges have not been signed by DEN. Speed on the above bridges shall be restricted to 50 KMPH till rectification of above deficiencies and same may be relaxed after examination of structural adequacy, with certification by CBE. (v) Important Bridge No. 53(10x30.5m CG): Following deficiencies have been observed in above bridges: Page 2 of 6 SoyaDesign Basis Report (DBR) is required to be prepared and approved by CBE, being an important bridge but same has not been prepared. Top surface of bottom plates and bottom surface of top plates for the bearings has not been vulcanised with the elastomeric pad, violating the provisions in RDSO drawing no. B-11762/4 The top of check rail found to be up to 34mm below the running rail which is beyond the permissible limit of 25mm as per Para no, 228 (2) of IRPWM. Wider base sleepers have not been provided as certified in the Opening document. Initial load tests (Vertical & Lateral) and routine load test (Lateral), as specified in IS: 2911 Pt, 4, have not been carried out for the piles executed for abutments of both the bridges. It is also noticed that the length of piles for Br. No. 53 is in the range of 10.94m to 13.45m against the designed length of 16m. During scrutiny of the records, it has been found that the compressive strength of concrete used for pile cap of abutment no. 2 of Br. No. 53 is up to 25 N/sq mm against the designed value of M-35, While approving the QAP and WPSS for fabrication of welded composite girder for Bridge No. 53 by RDSO vide Letter No. CBS/Insp/WBG/RVNL Dated 21.07.2017, it was stipulated that the intemal inspection for fabrication to be done by Railway but no such inspection report was produced, Horizontal crack on the vertical surface of the elastomeric bearing on up-stream No. 4 (P-4) has been observed. Several deficiencies like bulging, deformation, not housing properly in the groove, bending of holding down bolts etc. have been observed for most of the bearings. Gap between top of top bearing plate and bottom of girder has been noticed at Span-5 (TATA end, RHS) & Span-8 (TATA end, RHS) resulting in to unequal transfer of load to the beatings. ‘Top plate of bearing for Span-9, KGP end, LHS found bent by 4 mm. ‘The gap between deck slab found to be ‘nil’ at Pier no. 9, which should be 40 mm. Complete surface of concrete in substructure of Bridges has been painted after applying white cement putty to hide the surface defects. le of Span . Hydrological investigations have not been carried out and no protection work has been done. In place of GW, GP, SW material, factory by-product ‘slag’ has been used for filling behind the bridge abutments, without examining the suitability of the same at the appropriate level. Geo composite drain has been provided at the back side of Abutment no. 2, against the provision of 600 mm thick boulder in the approved GAD Completion drawings of the bridge have not been signed by DEN. Material used for the embankment on bridge approaches (up to about 200m) is not satisfying the prescribed specifications and same is not having the properties used for stability analysis of the slope. The slope of the embankment also found 1.67:1 which may not be stable. Material used is cohesionless and same may not provide adequate protection against failures of embankment and erosion. In view of the above, speed on the above bridge (including approaches) shall be restricted to 30 KMPH and stationary watchman shall be posted, round the clock. Quarterly inspection of bridge shall be done by DyCE/Bridge to assess the condition of bridge, approaches and beatings. Above stipulation may be relaxed by PCE after rectification of deficiencies, in consultation with RDSO. (vi) Bridge No. 56 (1x30,5m CG): Top surface of bottom plate and bottom surface of top plates for the bearings has not been vulcanised with the elastomeric pad, violating the provisions in RDSO drawing no. B-11762/4. The top of check rail found to be up to 34mm below the running rail which is beyond the permissible limit of 25mm as per Para no. 228 (2) of PWM. Wider base sleepers have not been provided as certified in the Opening document. Initial load tests (Vertical & Lateral) and routine load test (Lateral), as specified in IS: 2911 Pt, 4, have not been carried out for the piles executed for abutments of the bridges. Page 3 of 6 3 )BJor)reX€. Several deficiencies like bulging, deformation, not housing properly in the grove etc. have been observed in the bearings. £ Completion drawing of the bridge has not been signed by DEN. g. Complete surface of conerete in substructure of Bridges has been painted after applying white cement putty to hide the surface defects. In view of the above, speed on the above bridges shall be restricted to 30 KMPH and quarterly inspection of bridge shall be done by DyCE/Bridge to assess the condition of bridge and bearings. Above stipulation may be relaxed by PCE after rectification of deficiencies, in consultation with RDSO. (viiEmbankment on approaches of bridge no. 53 & 56 found constructed using factory bye product ‘slag’ which is completely cohesionless and having different properties than the soil assumed for analysing the stability of slope. Embankment used with such a material may not provide adequate safety against erosion and failures. In view of the above, following action shall be taken: All such locations where this non-standard material has been used for construction of embankment should be identified and speed restriction of 30 kmph shall be imposed. b, Above stipulation may be relaxed by PCE after ascertaining the suitability of material for embankment and rectification measures to prevent erosion and failure of embankment, in consultation with RDSO, (viii) Grade change posts at Km. 215/18A, 221/12A-10A & 225/16A found on the transition curve and same not found matching with approved L~ section submitted along with opening document. During discussion, it was revealed that the vertical alignment has been changed during execution of work without revising the approved Plan & L-section. A detailed survey to be carried out and alignment to be rectified duly following the codes/manuals, Accordingly. final Alignment Plan & L-Section to be approved by CTE. (ix) Setting of gaps at improved SEJ No. 46 (LWR no. 23) at Ch. 24991.7 has not been done as per figure 3.18 of IRPWM. The gap measured found beyond the tolerance limit mentioned in the Annexure 3/9 (Para 338, 347, 350) of IRPWM. Gap recorded in the inspection register not found ‘matching with actual at site, All SEJs are to be rechecked to take rectification measures, (x) Trespassing location at 215/24A-28A, 227/14A to be fenced and barricaded. (xi) Guard rails to be provided at the ROB locations. (xii) Wicket gate to be provided at LCs as per Annexure 9/4 Para 915 of IRPWM. (xiii) Toe load of the ERCs found to be in the range of 800- 1350 kg which is less than the prescribed limit of 1200-1500 kg. All sub-standard material should be replaced. (xiv) _ Orientation of primary station name boards at stations need to be changed so that same are visible to the approaching trains, (xv) Several boards in the section including station name boards found with non-standard material and same should be replaced as per the provisions in IRWM. (vi) Overrun lines in station yards have not been provided with 60 kg rails and 1 m fish plates, All yard lines should be provided with the track standard certified by Railway. (xvii) Approaches for LC No. 131 need to be levelled (xviii) Arrangement for drinking water is to be made at Govindpur PH. (xix) Track from Km 243/16A to 243/28A is not as per standard certified in opening document and several fittings found missing. Track need to be attended. (xx) Arrangement for measuring deflection/ camber as well as inspection at the mid of the span to be provided for all major & important bridges. (xxi) Ghatsila Station; a. Annexure-G found kept separately, should be bound with the SWR. Page 4 of 6 TB)(xxi aes » platform to the length of 124 m is of rail level while same is shown high level in approved ESP. Work is to be executed as per the approved ESP. ii) Rakhamines Station: Annexure-G found kept separately, should be bound with the SWR. Sequence of power supply on CLS panel to be corrected as 1% power- UP AT, 2™ Power- 3 line AT & 3" Power- UP AT Station diagram to be fixed near the SM as same is not visible, Galudih Station: Sequence of power supply in CLS panel need to be changed. Station diagram to be fixed near the SM as same is not visible, The fire alarm system provided is not as per RDSO standard, need replacement. The fire alarm system provided in the Central Relay Room to be connected with Data Logger system. SWRD to be signed by Sr.DEN/DEN. At West Goomty, magneto telephone to be made available for communication from Central SM Room, At West Goomty Terminal voltage of the relay no 111 NWKR & 115 NWKR are 30.78V & 30.02V respectively against 24 V and needs to be adjusted to maintain within permissible limit, At Central, Terminal voltage of the relay no. 108 NWKR & 109 NWKR are 30.8V & 31.02V respectively against 24 V and needs to be adjusted to maintain within permissible limit, Point no. 110 B ~ Housing of the sleeper is only up to 2! sleeper, needs to be improved. Divyang toilet should be as per the prescribed design. Railing is to be provided on the ramp on approach of station. Appendix-G should be bound with SWR Clock is to be provided. (xxiv) Asanboni Station: (iii) (iv) w) Hindi version of SWR was not available, same should be provided, Provision of FOB to be ensured. Clock need to be provided. Following issues observed during the inspections are brought to the notice of General Manager, South Eastern Railway for suitable action: Despite certification in Form XVII submitted with the opening document that there is no infringement to IRSOD, several infringements were observed at stations during the inspection, It indicates that certification was issued without field verification. Yard remodelling work at Rakha Mines station was commissioned on 02.11.2023 without safety certificate. Safety certificate No. “NIL” was issued subsequently on 24.11.2023 with false certification regarding completion of work as per approved ESP & SIP while work for line no. 6 found incomplete even at the time of inspection. Yard remodelling work at Asanboni station was commissioned on 04.11.2023 without safety certificate, Safety certificate No. ‘NIL’ was issued on 12.01.2024 with false certification regarding completion of work as per approved ESP & SIP while work for sand hump for Line no. 6 at TATA end found incomplete even at the time of inspection. Statutory sanction of the Commission was not taken prior to commencement of work for important Bridge no, 53 despite the fact that construction of this bridge was affecting the safety of the adjacent bridge on the line already in operation. Major deficiencies were observed in the planning and execution of work for major and important bridges. It indicates that bridge certificate was submitted to the commission without proper scrutiny of documents and field inspection. Page S of 6 Ss \B)on)2e04(vi) Major deviations were observed in the laying of track and construction of embankment. It indicates that relevant track and embankment safety certificates were submitted to the commission without proper scrutiny of documents and field inspections. (vii) Marking of AT welded joints not found embossed/punched, as prescribed in Para- 5.6.1 of “Manual for fusion welding of rails by the alumino-thermic process’, issued by RDSO. Similarly, marking of flash butt welded joints not found embossed/punched as prescribed in Para- 9 of Manual for Flash Butt Welding of Rails issued by RDSO. 6. Inspection report along with measurements taken during the inspection will be issued separately. YeYo1) 2004 (Brijesh Kumar Mishra Commissioner of Railway Safety South Eastern Circle, Kolkata Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to: Secretary, Railway Board, New Delhi. Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety, Ashok Marg, Lucknow. General Manager, South Eastem Railway, Kolkata. Chief Administrative Officer (Con), South Eastern Railway, Kolkata. Divisional Railway Manager, Kharagpur Division, South Eastem Railway. Divisional Railway Manager, Chakradharpur Division, South Eastern Railway. Seep Page 6 of 6