The Ministry of Railways on November 30, 2023, published the Indian Railways (Open Lines) General (Third Amendment) Rules, 2023 to further amend the Indian Railways (Open Lines) General Rules, 1976.
This shall come into force on November 30, 2023
The following has been amended namely: -
• in rule 15.02 which states “Maintenance of lines” after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: -
“(c) Planned maintenance and asset repair or replacement or creation work shall be executed in accordance with the "Rolling Block Programme".
Explanation:- For the purposes of this clause, "Rolling Block Programme" means advance planning of traffic blocks or disconnections (civil or electrical or signal & telecommunication, etc., including non-interlocked work) over a specified duration up to 52 weeks, required for maintenance and asset repair or replacement or creation work, to be prepared on a rolling basis by adding one week plan every week by reviewing the output of the immediately preceding week and planning for the remaining weeks ahead.”
[Notification No. G.S.R.870(E)]
