South Central Railway (SCR) general manager Arun Kumar Jain launched Unified Command & Control Centre (UCCC) at Rail Nilayam and other facilities at Signal & Telecom workshop, Mettuguda in Secunderabad on Monday (June 16, 2025)
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A Unified Command & Control Centre (UCCC) at Rail Nilayam, Zonal Interchange Monitoring System (ZIMS), Station Information Monitoring System (SIMS) and 198 Kwp (kilowatt peak) solar plant at Signal & Telecom workshop, Mettuguda in Secunderabad were launched by South Central Railway (SCR) general manager Arun Kumar Jain on Monday (June 16, 2025).
The UCCC, set up at the Disaster Management Control Room (DMCR), was established in line with the Ministry of Railways’ directive to improve monitoring and co-ordination during emergencies such as natural calamities, supply chain disruptions, and operational exigencies etc.
Resources at UCCC
It has high-end digital displays, including two 86-inch screens and two 65-inch interactive displays, integrated with a dashboard that offers real-time feeds from data loggers, CCTV surveillance of stations & locos, and systems like FOIS (Freight Operations Information System) and COA (Control Office Application), said an official release.
ZIMS and SIMS
ZIMS is to monitor interchange of trains performance across six divisions giving real-time information about rake and loco details through a live dashboard, facilitating smoother train operations. SIMS is a central database designed to ensure quick and seamless access to crucial data related to each station for seamless operations.
The 198 kWp capacity solar plant is designed to generate approximately 3,20,760 units of solar energy annually and reduce nearly 259.8 tons of CO₂ emissions every year and will fully meet the workshop’s annual energy consumption needs transforming it into an “Energy Neutral Workshop.”
Awards
Earlier, Mr. Jain presented “Employee of the Month” safety awards to nine employees during safety review meeting, including three from Vijayawada division, two from Guntur division and one from Hyderabad division.
The employees belong to various categories like loco pilots, assistant loco pilots, station masters, track maintainers and points man. The general manager congratulated the awardees and called for intensified track patrolling focusing on newly constructed RUBs and other vulnerable areas to watch the water stagnation/water bodies along the track side.
There should be more vigilance on miscreant activities tampering the signals, to ensure safe movement of the trains. Proper rest is a must for on-duty crew at proper time and interval, he said. The GM also released a book on ‘Golden Years of Glorious SCR’ – A three-year review from 2022 to 25 about the accomplishments of various departments. Later, he also launched MPs/MLAs representations Web app and Rail Kalarang Web Portal/Mobile Application, the release added.
Published – June 17, 2025 04:43 pm IST
