The Bilaspur Railway Division is enhancing security measures at its stations. They have installed CCTV cameras at nine stations, including Bilaspur, Raigarh, Pendra Road, Anuppur, Shahdol, Akaltara, Champa, Korba, and Ambikapur. These cameras, along with the railway protection force (RPF) and GRP, will monitor all station activities 24/7. They aim to...
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reduce crime, ensure passenger and baggage safety, and prevent suspicious activity. The cameras also assist in crowd management, evidence collection, and deterring vandalism and criminal activity. An additional 15 cameras are being installed at the Umaria station. All cameras are high definition (HD) and equipped with facial recognition software.

Madhya Pradesh is constructing glass cantilever bridges at several tourist destinations, inspired by international trends. These bridges, offering stunning views of natural landscapes like rivers, waterfalls, forests, and mountains from hundreds of feet high, are being built in Amarkantak and Panna, with a glass walk-way planned for Bhedaghat. The three glass...
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cantilever bridges in Amarkantak and Panna are nearing completion, with the Amarkantak bridges expected to be finished by November and the Panna bridge by April next year. The Panna bridge will offer a view of the Brihaspati Kund waterfall. The Amarkantak bridges, costing 1.5 crore rupees each, will provide views of the Kapildhara falls (from the Narmada River bridge) and the Son River (from the Sonmuda bridge). The Bhedaghat glass walk-way will be 50 feet long and cost 5 crore rupees, offering views of the Marble Rocks and the Dhuandhar Falls. These structures are expected to enhance the tourist experience in these locations.

The South East Central Railway is constructing a new rail line in Raipur. The work is causing delays of 3 to 4 hours for long-distance trains due to blockages on both sides of the construction zone. Passengers are facing difficulties due to the blockages. Machinery has been deployed at Chakradharpur...
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and Umariya stations. The new line will be 101 km long between Anuppur and Katni and is part of a 165 km project.

In Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, a sub-postmaster named Pankaj Singh, stationed at the Amarakantk post office, was caught by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) during an investigation. The RPF recovered 31 old tatkal (instant) railway reservation tickets worth over 2 lakh rupees from him. He was making these tickets using the Railway...
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Passenger Reservation System (PRS) and selling them through WhatsApp, charging an additional 200 rupees per passenger as commission. He also admitted to creating 14 pre-booked railway e-tickets worth 24,573.95 rupees, using his personal email ID, for which he charged 50 rupees extra per ticket as commission. The RPF has registered a case against him under section 143 of the Railway Act.

The South East Central Railway zone and the West Central Railway zone have collaborated to simultaneously add a third line to the Damoh and Umaria stations. This work will affect train operations between August 27th and September 9th, resulting in the cancellation of 46 trains on various dates. The third line...
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project is significant as it connects North India to the rest of the country via the Bilaspur-Katni route. To facilitate the project, the Umaria station will undergo yard remodeling, affecting train operations from August 24th to September 5th. Similarly, the Damoh station will be connected by a third line between August 26th and September 9th. The affected trains include Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)-Santragachi Express, Chirmiri-Chandia Road Passenger, Katni-Chirmiri MEMU Special, and many more. Eight trains will be rerouted during this period, including the Durg-Nizamuddin Sampark Kranti Express, Nizamuddin-Durg Sampark Kranti Express, Ambikapur-Nizamuddin Express, Amristar-Visakhapatnam Express, Bhuj-Shalimar Express, Gondia-Barauni Express, and Barauni-Gondia Express.