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at important Stations on the route - at Verna at Shri Tayal is also credited with initiating a number the much needed push and steady progress basic English through the "Konkan Rail Shiksha Abhiyan" and in soft skills under the Ramakrishna

Sawantwadi and at Ankola. For the first time of projects under the Corporate Social with his personal attention. 2022-2023 is going Hegde Soft Skills Development Centre or construction of separate toilets for girls in schools so that

ever in 2008, the Corporation earned a record Responsibility Program, viz. initiating computer to see a record revenue of `3,400+ cr - highest their dropout rate can be reversed, or taking cancer-affected children on a complimentary train trip

`309 cr from freight traffic and freight revenue literacy programs for villagers along the railway ever. While pushing for more revenues the work to Goa.

surpassed passenger earnings. But still a lot route, and beautifying the Carambolim lake at of 100% Electrification, Doubling of 46km of

had to be done in all these areas and much Goa to attract more migratory birds. He also Roha-Veer section and 10 new stations & 8

more. The finances required further introduced Shravan Seva and Sarathi Seva in loop lines were completed in the year

improvement as the costs were escalating, Konkan Railway for extending a helping hand to Sanjay Gupta 2021-2022. Electrification of KRCL was

passenger demands for more amenities had to Senior citizens and to passengers who are dedicated to the Nation by the Hon’ble Prime

be fulfilled, and there was the growing physically challenged. Roll-on Roll-off, the coveted service of Konkan Minister on 20 June 2022. Shri Gupta has
th
Railway, has been further improved by successfully overcome the challenge of
With his single minded efforts electrification and
Shri Gupta to carry more number of trucks per keeping the Railway working during the

doubling project were initiated and foundation
trip and thus increase the revenues of the Covid-19 crisis, when the revenue was close to
stone laying function by Hon’ble Minister for
Corporation. Having a robust knowledge of zero, but salary payments continued. The
Railways was done in November 2015.
traffic operations in railways, and with Corporation suffered great loss during

Furthermore to augment line capacity work on
knowledge of Mechanical Engineering he is 2020-2021 & 2021-2022 but with the rebound
10 additional stations & 8 loop lines was also
credited with the idea of a change of in revenue and exceptional work in USBRL
initiated. There-after Shri Sanjay Gupta, hailing
combination of the RORO wagons to carry more work, the year 2022-2023 will see record
from the famous Indian Railway Institute of
Bhanu Prakash Tayal trucks per trip and came up with modified BRN profits.
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE),
and modified BOXN wagons that enable the
responsibility towards the community and the Jamalpur, Shri Sanjay Gupta, first as Director Today scores of villagers along the Konkan
Corporation now to carry about 50 trucks per
environment at large - the factors that appealed (Operations) and then later as Chairman & Railway route are grateful to the railway for
direction per trip.
to a Traffic Officer from the railways with an Managing Director of KRCL, is credited with changing their lives in more than one way.

MBA degree to take up the challenge. further growth of the Corporation. Understanding that future of Konkan Railway While they have got several business

Shri Bhanu Prakash Tayal took over as the depends on more hinterland connectivity he is opportunities due to the railway, Konkan
A man whose mind is focused, Shri Gupta
Managing Director of Konkan Railway in 2009, a persuing rail connectivity of Chiplun-Karad, Railway is going beyond its business to help
comes across as both a hardcore business
post which was later upgraded as Chairman and Kolhapur-Vaibhavwadi & Hubli-Ankola. them with their lives. A smile has been brought
professional as well as a very compassionate
Managing Director. Under his leadership, on the face of scores of children, thanks to the
human being who balances the task of running a The USBRL (Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail
Konkan Railway continued to grow and for the efforts of Konkan Railway, whether by providing
very difficult railway line while touching people's Link) project of national importance, 53 km of
first time reported net profit of `11.64 cr for the training to them in computer education and
lives in more than one ways. which is being executed by Konkan Railway, got
year 2009-2010 .