A scene in Udupi, as monsoon showers hit the city on Friday.
| Photo Credit: UMESH S. SHETTIGAR
As the monsoon has set in, the Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has intensified safety measures by introducing night patrolling over critical sections and deploying stationary watchmen round-the-clock at vulnerable locations along the Konkan Railway route.Night patrolmen are tasked with carrying out foot patrolling of assigned sections from sunset to sunrise, keeping a close watch for unusual occurrences such as soil slips, boulder falls, track flooding, and other conditions that may affect safe train operations. Any such abnormalities are to be immediately reported to the nearest Station Master for prompt action.Each patrolman is assigned a beat of up to five kilometres and is required to exchange a patrol diary with the patrolman covering the adjoining beat. The successful exchange and onward movement of the diary between adjoining stations serves as a vital indication that the section is safe for train operations, a KRCL release said on Friday.As part of this enhanced vigilance, a safety seminar on monsoon patrolling, with a live demonstration of patrolling procedures, was organised at Ratnagiri on June 3.A live demonstration of the patrol diary exchange process was conducted during the seminar. Various emergency scenarios that could hinder the smooth exchange of diaries between stations were simulated, and participants were guided on the actions to be taken by patrolmen under such circumstances.The session was chaired by Santosh Kumar Jha, Chairman and Managing Director, KRCL. It was attended by about 175 participants, including trackmen, patrolmen, watchmen, station masters, supervisors from technical departments, loco pilots, and train managers. Published - June 05, 2026 08:15 pm IST
