INDIAN RAILWAYS WORKS MANUAL
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGOVERNMENT OF INDIAMINISTRY OF RAILWAYS( RAILWAY BOARD )INDIAN RAILWAYSWORKS MANUAL2000
INDIAN RAILWAYS WORKS MANUAL2000CONTENTSCHAPTERIC H A P T E R IIC H A P T E R IIIC H A P T E R IVCHAPTERVC H A P T E R VICHAPTER VIICHAPTER VIIIC H A P T E R IXCHAPTERXC H A P T E R XIC H A P T E R XIIA. DUTIES OF ASSISTANT ENGINEERB. DUTIES OF SECTION ENGINEER (Works)A. PLANNING AND GENERAL INSTRUCTIONSB. INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGSC. INSPECTION OF STRUCTURAL STEEL AND TIMBERWORK BY ASSISTANT ENGINEER AND SUPERVISORSMAINTENANCE OF SANITARAY & HYGIENIC CONDITIONSIN STATION BUILDINGS, YARDS & RAILWAY COLONIESPASSENGER AMENITIES, STATIONS AND YARDSA. WATER SUPPLYB. OPEN WELLSC. DEEP TUBE WELLSD. IMPOUNDING RESERVOIRSE. INFILTRATION GALLERIES AND WELLSF. PUMPSG. AQUEDUCTS AND PIPELINESH. WATER TREATMENTI. HIGH LEVEL STORAGEJ. DISTRIBUTION OF WATERK. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF WATER SUPPLYINSTALLATIONSA. DRAINAGE & SEWERAGEB. WATER-BORNE SEWERAGEC. MAINTENANCE OF SEWERAGE AND DRAINAGEGARDENS & PLANTATIONS, DISPOSAL OF GRASS ANDOTHER NATURAL PRODUCTSA. GARDENS AND PLANTATIONSB. GARDENS IN OFFICERS' BUNGALOWS AND SENIORSUPERVISORS' QUARTERSC. SALE OF NATURAL PRODUCTSD. FELLING OF TREESA. ACQUISITION, MANAGEMENT & DISPOSAL OF LANDB. LAND RECORDS, DEMARCATION AND VERIFICATIONOF RAILWAY BOUNDARIESC. MANAGEMENT OF LANDPREPARATION OF PLANSSTORAGE AND USE OF EXPLOSIVESPOLICE JURISDICTION AND SECURITY OF RAILWAYMATERIALSBOOKS OF REFERENCECONCORDANCE TABLE2
CHAPTER IDUTIES OF ENGINEERING OFFICIALSA. DUTIES OF ASSISTANT ENGINEER101. General - The Assistant Engineer is responsible for the maintenance, execution andsafety of all works in his charge, for the accuracy, quality and progress of new works and controlover all expenditure in relation to budget allotments.102 Essential Duties of Assistant Engineer - The duties of the Assistant Engineer aredetailed in various chapters of this Manual. The essential duties in respect of works are asunder:i.Inspection of all structures and their maintenance in a satisfactory and safe condition;ii.Preparation of plans and estimates;iii.Execution and measurement of works;iv.Verification of stores held by stock-holders;v.Submission of proposals for inclusion in the works programme and revenue budget.103 Knowledge of Rules and Regulations - The Assistant Engineer shall observe the rulesand procedures relating to his duties, as laid down in the General and Subsidiary Rules, variousManuals such as, the Indian Railways Permanent Way Manual and the Indian Railways WorksManual the Indian Railways Bridge Manual, the Engineering Code and other DepartmentalCodes and Compendiums of Instructions.He shall ensure that all staff under him is acquainted with the relevant rules and workingmethods concerning their duties and that they perform their allotted duties efficiently.104. Co-ordination with Officials of other Departments - The Assistant Engineer should cooperate effectively with officers and staff of other Departments in matters that warrant jointaction.105. Inspection by Higher Officialsa. When the Assistant Engineer has to accompany inspection of superior officers, he shouldhave with him the under-mentioned drawings and registers for reference as required:i.Yard plans, colony plans showing service and residential buildings;ii.Index plans and sections;iii.Progress reports on works;iv.Working time table;v.Inspection notes of higher officers and their compliance reports;b. All inspection notes should receive prompt attention.106 Inspection by Assistant Engineera. The Assistant Engineer shall conduct inspection in his jurisdiction as per the schedules laiddown by the Administration. He should maintain the records of the results of his inspectionand ensure compliance of the instructions.b. The important inspections to be carried out by Assistant Engineer are summarised below i) Inspection of Buildings and StructuresThe Assistant Engineer shall systematically inspect all buildings and structures periodically asprescribed in para 223, 227 and 228 of this Manual. He shall record brief details of repair worksto be carried out and plan to carry out the same.He should also examine the Petty Repairs Book maintained by Section Engineer (Works) atstations as prescribed in para 224 of this Manual.ii) Inspection of Water SupplyThe Assistant Engineer shall inspect water supply installations as prescribed in para 554 of thisManual. He shall ensure cleaning of overhead/underground storage tanks and properdisinfection of drinking water supply.c) Inspection of Sewerage and Drainage System3
Assistant Engineer shall inspect sewerage and drainage systems and ensure their efficientperformance as prescribed vide para 632 of this Manual in association with the concernedOfficer of the Medical Department.d) Inspection of Railway affecting works/ Railway affecting tanks (RAW/RAT)Assistant Engineer shall jointly inspect with civil authorities, all RAW/RAT before the monsoonsevery year and arrange for their safe maintenance to avoid any danger to nearby tracks andstructures. Records of these annual inspections should be kept in registers as prescribed.e) Assistant Engineer shall periodically inspect land and land boundaries in his jurisdiction asdetailed in paras 813 and 814 of this Manual.f) Assistant Engineer should associate himself with various Committees and Groups such as theColony Committee, the Sanitation Committee and the Station Improvement Group as decidedby the Administration and take prompt action for items pertaining to his jurisdiction.107 Execution and monitoring of Worksa) The Assistant Engineer should ensure that all works are carried out according to plansand specifications laid down. Important works should be set out personally by theAssistant Engineer.b) Every work should be organised and so programmed that it progresses well and iscompleted in time. Periodical progress reports on works should be submitted to theDivisional Engineer/Executive Engineer/Deputy Chief Engineer on prescribed proformaas per Annexure 1.1 to enable proper reporting and monitoring at different levels as perAnnexure 1.2.c) Copies of all contract agreements for works should be maintained serially in the AssistantEngineer's office. Before passing measurements recorded by Section Engineer (Works),he should carry out test check as specified.108 Control Over Expenditure - The Assistant Engineer shall exercise due care in forwardingrequisitions for materials and tools to Divisional office for the execution of new works andmaintenance of works, ensuring in all cases that the expenditure is within the budget allotmentand provided for in the sanctioned estimate.109. Water Supply: - Adequate water supply at each loco & coach water points, stations,platforms, staff colonies and service buildings should be ensured. In advance of the hot weatheras well as during hot weather, when shortage of water is experienced in certain areas, theposition at sources of supply should be carefully watched and timely action taken to deepenfailing wells or to establish alternative sources of supply.110 Land Management - The Assistant Engineer should take necessary action formanagement of land and shall prevent encroachments and protect the land from unauthoriseduse. He should organise tree plantation, and horticulture.111 Training - The Assistant Engineer should interest himself in training all probationers sentto him for training and see that the training is given according to the specified programme. Heshould periodically examine the notes made by them.112 Witnessing Payments to Staff – As far as possible, payments to staff shall be madethrough cheques. Wherever cash payments are made, the Assistant Engineer should witnesspayments to workmen under one or more Section Engineers every quarter by rotation. Thisshould be done by surprise.113 Inspection of Offices and Stores of Inspectors - The Assistant Engineer shall carry outinspection of each Section Engineer’s office and stores at least once a year. Surplus/inactiveitems should be identified during such inspections and action for their disposal/redistributiontaken.When checking Stores, he should pay particular attention to the imprest stores and itsdistribution, engineering indicators, protection equipment and other important items of Stores.114. Staff Matters - The Assistant Engineer will ensure, that –1) strict discipline is maintained within the frame work of the rules;4
2) service and leave records are maintained correctly and up to date;3) appeals and representations are dealt with promptly;4) selections for the various posts like artisans are held in time and the vacant postspromptly filled up;5) All the subordinates and other staff working under him receive proper training inmaintenance practices, safety and protection rules at the appropriate stage.115. Relinquishment of ChargeInstructions regarding "Transfer-of-charge" contained in paras 143 & 144 of the Indian RailwaysCode for Engg. Deptt. (1993 Edition) should be followed. The Assistant Engineers handing overand taking over charge should carry out joint inspection of works as necessary.Note: - Where Senior Scale Officers are the lowest executive officers, their duties shall be thesame as prescribed for the Assistant Engineers in this Chapter.B. DUTIES OF SECTION ENGINEER (Works)116 Duties: -The duties of the Section Engineer (Works) are detailed in the various chapters ofthe Indian Railways Works Manual, the most essential being: i.Inspection and maintenance of: - Service buildings, staff quarters and other structures,Approach roads; Water supply, drainage and sewerage systems;ii.Inspection of bridge works as assigned;iii.Execution of all new buildings/structural works;iv.Accountal and periodical verification of stores and tools in his charge;v.Maintenance of land boundaries, as specified;vi.Removal of encroachments at his headquarters and at other places in his jurisdiction asspecified;vii.Afforestation and other horticulture works.viii.He shall ensure proper training of the staff under him as prescribed in the trainingmodules of the Civil Engineering Department.117 Knowledge of Rules And Regulationsa)He should be in possession of books, codes, manuals and compendium as prescribed inAnnexure 12.1.b)He shall be well acquainted with the rules, regulations and procedures contained inthese books concerning his work.c)He shall ensure that all staff under him are well acquainted with the relevant rules andworking methods and efficiently perform their duties.118 Co-ordination with Permanent Way, Bridge and other staff – The Section Engineer(Works) should co-operate effectively with the permanent way, bridge, signalling, electrical staff,etc. where they are required to work jointly.119 Inspections - The important inspections to be carried out by Section Engineer (Works) aresummarised below: a) The Section Engineer (Works) shall systematically inspect all buildings and structures in hischarge and record brief details of repairs to be carried out, as prescribed in paras 223, 227 and228 of this Manual.The Section Engineer (Works) shall maintain petty repair books at all station buildings and otherimportant buildings as specified in para 224 of this Manual and shall check them during hisinspections and ensure prompt action/repairs.b) The Section Engineer (Works) shall inspect bridge foundations and substructures.c) Inspection of water supply arrangements - Every Section Engineer (Works) shall have detailsof total requirement of water, sources of water and their yield, storage capacity and shortfalletc., along with complete water supply plans of yards and staff colonies in his charge.The Section Engineer (Works) shall also have complete history and data of tube wells under hisjurisdiction and ensure testing of yield of tube wells and other sources of water, once every year5
in co-ordination with Electrical staff at the time when the sub-soil water is at the lowest.According to the seasons i.e. summer or winter etc., water supply timings and pumping hoursshould be decided in consultation with the Electrical Department. At wayside stations,monitoring of pumping hours should be entrusted to the Station Master for effective control. Heshall carry out periodical review to assess the shortfall and plan for further augmentation. Heshall control distribution of water supply at main stations, while on way-side stations whereengineering staff is not posted, the work may be assigned to pump drivers of Electrical/Mechanical Department.The Section Engineer (Works) shall ensure cleaning of overhead /underground storage tanks.He shall be responsible for the disinfection of water supply, wherever required.d) Inspection of Sewerage and Drainage System - Senior Section Engineer (Works) shallperiodically inspect sewerage and drainage system and ensure their efficient performance asprescribed vide para 632 of this Manual.e) Section Engineer (Works) shall periodically inspect land and land boundaries in hisjurisdiction as detailed in para 813 and 814 of this Manual and furnish necessary certificates tothe Assistant Engineer.120 Mustersa)Each blank muster sheet before issue should be initialled on the top by the AssistantEngineer. The attendance of artisans, helpers and other staff under him should bechecked by the Section Engineer (Works).b) The leave availed of by staff should be recorded in the leave register in the leave accountbefore the musters are despatched to the Divisional office.121 Execution of Worksa) The Section Engineer (Works) shall be personally responsible for the accurate setting outand execution of all works under his charge according to approved drawings and specifications.b) He should plan every work, organise labour in an efficient manner and maintain detailedaccounts of materials and tools received and issued. He should exercise frequent checks onthe quality and quantum of work being done in his charge and submit progress reportsperiodically as prescribed.c) Additions and alterations to buildings and structures carried out should be carefully notedand quantities shown in the Standard Measurement Register amended as necessary with, theapproval of the Assistant Engineer /Divisional Engineer.122 Measurement of Works - Every Section Engineer (Works) shall be responsible for propermeasurement of contractual works as per powers delegated to him as per paras 1315 to 1317of the Indian Rlys. Code for Engg. Deptt. (1993 Edition). He shall maintain movement register ofMeasurement Books and Standard Measurement Registers for works.123. Works Affecting Moving Dimensions - The Section Engineer (Works) shall refer to theAssistant Engineer for instructions regarding works likely to affect moving dimensions.124. Imprest of Tools and Materialsa) The Section Engineer (Works) shall examine all tools and plant with the artisans once amonth and replace the unserviceable or defective ones or arrange repairs.b) He shall ensure that the materials and tools as per scales specified for maintenance ofbuilding, water supply and drainage works etc. are available and are adequately distributed atvarious points according to requirement. Recoupment of shortages should be effected withoutdelay.125 Accompanying Important Inspections - When the Section Engineer (Works)accompanies a periodical or special inspection, he should be in possession of the following,besides the Works Manual, Schedule of Rates and the Standard Specification for Materials andWorks etc.(i) Plans and details of all important works, recently completed, on hand or contemplated;6
(ii) Progress report of works; and any other papers and plans that are likely to be required fordiscussion;(iii) Tape (15m & 2m), and other tools and surveying equipment required during inspection.126 Witnessing Payment to Staffa) Payment to both permanent and temporary staff will generally be made through cheque.However, in case of cash payments, they will be made by the Pay Clerk in the presence of theSection Engineer (Works) who is responsible for correct identification of the payee and to satisfyhimself that the correct amount is paid.b) The certificate at the foot of the pay sheet should be filled in by the Section Engineer (Works)as payment of each batch of workmen is completed. If a person is not present, "Not paid"should be immediately written against his name; when subsequently payment is made, the kilometrage or place at which he is paid should be entered and separately certified as such on thepay sheet.c) If the witnessing official is not available, the Assistant Engineer may authorise anotherSubordinate to witness payment on the section.127Journal of Daily Duties - The Section Engineer (Works) shall enter the works performeddaily in the T.A. journal showing therein his movements by train, trolley or road-vehicle andsubmit the same to the Assistant Engineer every month.128. Establishmenta) General conditions of Railway service and rules relating to the conduct and discipline ofRailway Servants are contained in the Indian Railway Establishment Codes, and Discipline andAppeal Rules. Section Engineer (Works) should acquaint himself with these and meticulouslyfollow them.b) Medical Examination - The Section Engineer (Works) shall ensure that all Group ‘D’ staffworking under him are sent for medical examination for fitness for service. He should ensurethat men in categories A and B specified in Regulation No.3 of Appendix III to the IndianRailway Establishment Code are sent for periodical medical re-examination as laid down in subrule 2 there under.c) Service Books -(i) Service books for Group ‘D’ staff should be prepared by the SectionEngineer (Works) on the prescribed form as soon as appointments in temporary/permanentvacancies are made and submitted to the Assistant Engineer for verification and signature.These should be carefully maintained in the Assistant Engineer's or Section Engineer (Works)’office as may be prescribed.(ii) All increments and promotions should be noted in the service books, duly attested by theAssistant Engineer.d) Promotion to higher grades - The Section Engineer (Works) should maintain in manuscriptform records of staff working under him in which he shall enter awards or penalties of each staffas and when such entries are justified.e) Provisions in the Payment of Wages Act, the Workmen's Compensation Act and otherregulations - The Section Engineer (Works) shall ensure that the rules laid down in the Actsand Regulations, as modified from time to time, arestrictly complied with.129. Correspondence and Records - The Section Engineer (Works) shall keep hiscorrespondence up to date and see that all office records, registers and stores ledgers aremaintained properly and posted regularly.130. Relinquishment of Chargea) On relinquishing charge, the Section Engineer (Works) shall prepare, in triplicate, thespecified "Transfer-of-charge" statement which will briefly contain the followingi. Extent of section;ii. Establishment matters (service and leave records);iii. Works in progress;iv. Water sources that give trouble;7
v. Certificate of stores check and correctness of stock;vi. General notes.b) The statement referred in sub-para (a) should be signed by both the relieved & relievingSection Engineer (Works) Engineer, and two copies submitted by the relieving subordinate tothe Assistant Engineer who will forward one copy to the Divisional/Executive Engineer forrecord.c) The relieving Section Engineer will examine all books pertaining to rules and orders in vogueand all registers pertaining to the section to see that they are kept up to date and initial themwith date.d) The Section Engineer (Works) handing over and taking over charge should together visit overthe whole section, inspect each work in progress, check staff, all tools and plant and materials.Errors and discrepancies, which are noticed, should be recorded in the statement and theAssistant Engineer's special attention inv
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