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Railway Min Vaishnaw lays foundation stone of unit to increase POH capacity at Jamalpur workshop

Munger, May 23 (UNI) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday laid the foundation stone of a project to increase the wagon periodical overhauling (POH) capacity at the Jamalpur railway workshop in Munger district of Bihar.
Vaishnaw laid the foundation stone of the project to increase wagon periodical overhauling (POH) capacity at Jamalpur Railway Workshop. Union Panchayati Raj Minister Rajeev Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh who is also JD(U) MP from Munger seat, Bihar Chief Ministers Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha besides senior officials of East Central Railway were present on the occasion.
Vaishnaw inspected the Railway workshop and interacted with employees. He also interacted with women employees and encouraged them to work with more dedication and commitment.
After laying the foundation stone of project, Vaishnaw visited Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE) and addressed the gathering.
In his address, Railway Minister said that India had become self reliant in rolling out new trains like Vande Bharat and Namao Bharat trains. Development of advance technology had proved to be boon for India in becoming self reliant in rolling out high tech trains equipped with all facilities par excellence, he noted.
The IRIMEE, Jamalpur is one of the six centralised training institutes of Indian Railways for providing training to railway officials.
Established on February 8, 1862, the Jamalpur workshop is the first full-fledged workshop facility in the country.
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