Budget - MCQ 50 with explanations
Designed to help the candidates appearing the Appendix 3, LDCE, 70% etc of Railway Accounts
RSP - Road Safety Projects - PH 30 - ROB / RUB - New Vertical
Authority: Railway Board Letter No. 2024/CE-IV/ROB-RUB/SCR, WR, ECR & NR dated 07.05.2024
Object of New Vertical: Execution of ROBs/ RUBs has not kept pace with the pace of new sanctions being given.
New Vertical - CAO/Con/RSP - Exclusively for Road Safety Projects - for Road Crossing Works i.e., PH 29 - Level Crossings and PH 30 - ROB / RUB
RSP stands for Road Safety Projects (RSP also Rolling Stock Programme)
Salient features of RSP:
RSP vertical - headed by CAO/Con/RSP who is in HAG - Higher Administrative Grade
Assisted by SAG/Engineering Dept, other officers and staff
Reporting directly to GM
Associated Finance: FA&CAO/Con
GC - General Consultant: engaged by CAO/Con/RSP for holistic planning of RSP works incl: Feasibility studies (new name for Surveys), DPR preparation, Sanction of Work, detailed structural design, detailed estimate & engagement of PSSA/PMS/PMC
EPC / Hybrid mode EPC / BOQ based Contracts - for execution of RSP
Nodal Directorate for RSP : Bridge Directorate in Railway Board
CAO/Con/RSP: Execution in-charge of RSP
CAO/Con/RSP & his Officers will exercise the powers of Construction organisation as per MSOP (in respect of all Technical, Financial, Contractual & Personnel matters)
PCE: Monitoring and overall coordination for RSP
Key points of RSP:
RSP - New Vertical for PH 30 - ROB / RUB
RSP headed by HAG Officer (of Engineering Dept)
Reporting directly to GM
Associated Finance: FA&CAO/Con
Nodal Directorate: Bridge Directorate (in Railway Board)
PCE: Overall coordination of RSP
Abbreviations:
RSP - Road Safety Works
RSP - Rolling Stock Programme
ROB - Road Over Bridge
RUB - Road Under Bridge
CAO - Chief Administrative Officer (HAG rank)
HAG - Higher Administrative Grade (PHOD rank)
PHOD - Principal Head Of Department (HAG rank)
PCE - Principal Chief Engineer (HAG rank/PHOD)
SAG - Senior Administrative Grade
GC - General Consultant
DPR - Detailed Project Report
PSSA - Project Supervision Services Agency
PMS - Project Management System
PMC - Project Management Consultancy
EPC - Engineering Procurement & Construction
BOQ - Bill Of Quantities
MSOP - Model Schedule Of Powers
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CoA - Control Office Application
Website Link of CoA: https://cris.org.in/loadpage?page=proCOA
CoA stands for Control Office Application
Implemented in all 68 Divisions in Indian Railways
TSR - Train Signal Register - 600 plus locations
TSR - A Register kept at Railway stations to record the actual movement of the Trains.
Need of CoA
To automate the Control Rooms i.e., nerve centre of Train operations.
To ensure systematic control, monitoring & fluidity of train movements 24/7
To capture Train movements real time.
To provide an analytical DSS (Decision Support System) tool for improving operational efficiency.
Salient features:
Requires the Controllers to enter data related to the train operations (as they receive information from the control points or stations)
Charts the running of the train in a section
Generates the advance forecast based on various operational parameters.
To order trains, view all possible routes, divert or re-route trains.
Has the facility for capturing and viewing details of composition of the train, details of the crew and the Locomotive.
Shows details of line occupancy, caution orders etc.
Designed to facilitate its integration with other applications such as FOIS, ICMS, NTES, PAM, RTIS, REMMLOT and CMS.
Train BPC (Break Power Certificate), Caution Order, Train Order, Regulation, Stabling, Yarding, Train schedule modification, Consist and Train Modification (like Diversion) is shared in between respective applications.
TSR data is sent to the CoA divisional server. Further, this data updates in NTES, FOIS and ICMS through CAS server.
CoA Advantages:
Removes drudgery (hard work) of the manual system of drawing control charts with various colour pencils.
Trains running information - available - to take decisions quickly
Quick reference tools such as Blocks, Cautions, loco details, crew details, stabled trains and siding position reduces retrieval time of information.
Paperless operations. Helping a green environment.
Accurate train movement information helps NTES - National Train Enquiry System
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