‘The Indian Railways Construction Manual, 2023’, which will replace its decades-old previous version, was launched in Delhi on Tuesday.
The manual will help in various construction-related activities, including land acquisition, forest clearance, bridge design, contract management, and tunnel construction among others.
Union Minister for Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said the manual will help the country become the world’s fastest-growing rail network.
"...this manual will play a key role as the previous version of the manual was old (around 1960) and now new reforms have been incorporated including EPC contracts, bridge construction, execution of signaling, electrical and non-interlocking works etc. which have now been standardized through the new manual," the minister said.
"This manual is an important milestone in the efforts of Indian Railways to equip the construction officials with the required knowledge for execution of construction projects at a faster pace," a communique from the government read.
