Railway Board Forms Committee to Investigate CRS Report on New Pamban Bridge

• The Railway Board has formed a five-member technical committee to investigate the report of the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), Southern Circle.

• The committee includes the Principal Executive Director (PED), Bridges, PED, Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO), Chief Bridge Engineer (Southern Railway), Director of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited, and an independent safety expert.

• The committee will submit its report in a month and a half.

• The Ministry of Railways stated that the steel bridge was designed by an international consultant and proof-checked by the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-Madras).

• The bridge was built with state-of-the-art design and best construction practices. Southern Railway clarified that the bridge was cleared for operation of trains by the CRS.