Telangana: Saurabh Bandopadhyay takes charge as new signal and telecom chief of SCR

Hyderabad: Saurabh Bandopadhyay of Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers (IRSSE) took over as Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer of South Central Railway on Monday. According to SCR officials, the new Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer is highly proficient in railway signalling technology, enabling services, mobile radio communication, SCADA and remote control systems. His current posting comes at a crucial juncture when SCR is pioneering new indigenously developed signalling technologies like Kavach, LTE, Automatic Block Signalling and Centralised Train Control System to ensure highest rail safety standards. During his distinguished career, he oversaw the implementation of modern signalling systems at 250 stations of Indian Railways, a senior SCR official said.