Shri Shivendra Mohan, DRM, Vijayawada Division, SCR inaugurates Renovated Divisional Office Staff Canteen

Shri Shivendra Mohan, Divisional Railway Manager, Vijayawada Division, South Central Railway inaugurated the Renovated Divisional Office Staff Canteen (DOSC) at Divisional Office, Vijayawada in the presence of Shri D. Srinivasa Rao, ADRM, Infrastructure and Shri M. Srikanth, ADRM, Operations today i.e., 10th November, 2022. The Divisional Office Staff Canteen provides meals, tiffin, snacks and other refreshments to the Divisional Office Staff and out Station Staff attending the headquarters for official purposes at highly subsidized rates.

The Staff canteen was not in operation for the past three years during and post Covid-19 pandemic. The renovation work was taken up departmentally and brought back to life with proper storage, washing area and enhanced seating capacity of 150. The renovated canteen is spacious, functional with lot of natural light and is now supported with additional staff for daily maintenance. 

Shri Shivendra Mohan, DRM said that the Division is always at the forefront in implementing staff welfare measures. He said that the new canteen will be very much helpful for the staff and would be providing meals, tiffin at economical price with very good quality compared to outside. DRM congratulated the SCRMU, SCRES AISC/ST Association members of Vijayawada Division for coming forward and sponsoring various essential items like refrigerator, cutlery and plates for the canteen after renovation. After inauguration, DRM inspected the kitchen, wash area and storage area and advised the staff to give top priority to hygiene, and not to compromise on quality of food and service. The DRM congratulated Shri M B Muralidhar, Sr. DPO and personnel department for completing the renovation work in record time and reopening it for the benefit of staff. Later, DRM and other senior officials served the staff during the lunch.

Dr. M Sri Lakshmi, CMS, Railway Hospital; Shri D Srinivasa Rao, ADRM, Infrastructure; M Srikanth, ADRM, Operations; Shri M B Muralidhar, Sr. DPO; Shri E Santharam, Sr.DEN Co-ord; Shri P Chandrasekhar Babu, Sr. DFM; Shri K Sridhar, DEN, East; Shri B Saila Sudhakar, APO; Shri Sk. Shahabaaz Hanoor, APO; Shri P. Manikya Rao, APO; Shri K. Srinivas, APO; other officers and staff participated in the inauguration event.