A DATE WITH RAILWAY

 A DATE WITH RAILWAY

This place is where the legendary Maharana Prathap was born and brought up. Famous for its glowing blue water lakes and fountains, the city of Udaipur is one of the most romantic and beautiful cities in India. Commonly called the Venice of east or the land of lakes and fountains, the city has got its name from its founder Maharana Udai Singh in 1567, who built it around three magnificent lakes on which the green hills of Aravalli ranges are reflected majestically. The famous Lake Palace that built around Lake Pichola is one such place which one cannot afford to miss.  

We’ve paid a visit to this city yesterday as a part of our training curriculum. A group of hundred officers from the Central Training College, Neemuch where we are undergoing a course, visited the Zonal Railway Training Institute, a premier training centre of the Indian Railway. It was an academic congregation of two largest organizations in the world, the Central Reserve Police Force, the largest Paramilitary force in the world and Indian Railways, the largest civilian employer.

The biggest of its kind in Asia, the Railway Zonal Training Institute is situated amidst lush greenery in the heart of the city of Udaipur which is about 135 kilometer away from Neemuch. Inaugurated in the year 1956 by the first president of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad, its arch shaped building and pleasant campus layout with artistically laid out gardens gives an ambience conducive for training and thus this institute is famous for its course contents and training methodology. The model room where the miniature working models of stations and train services are displayed is considered to be the largest of its kind in Asia.

It was such a well organized and fantastic experience for us. We were so pleased that we had this opportunity to attend the training session which was not only inspiring and educational with relevant topics but functionally fulfilling as well. The overall presentation of lecture by Sh. Hardeep Singh was really incredible, fun and enjoyment with lot of interesting information.

Being an armed force famous for its frequent movements, CRPF is much depended on the Indian Railways and hence, this session that had opened eyes to the many and varied rules and regulations of Indian Railways were important and even helpful to us.

I was offered the opportunity to deliver the vote of thanks to the distinguished lecturer on behalf of our course and the institute. I should acknowledge the part played by my friend, Sh. G.P Singh in suggesting my name for this task to the course director.

After the training session was over, we had an amazing time walking around Udaipur’s old city and doing some window shopping.  The beautiful Lake Palace and the manmade Lake Fateh Sagar were definitely worth seeing.  These photographs were taken by my friends, Sh. Rajesh and Sh. G.P Singh.