Actually, some auxiliary units allegedly supplied to the RCF here the substandard material a few months back. So much so, this substandard material was used during manufacturing of several coaches despite being inspected.
Though the RCF administration has already de-listed two such firms, including Delhi -based Flexo Foam and Noida-based Asian Arc Electrode, RCF GM Pradeep Kumar has also directed an internal inquiry into the matter. The GM said if connivance of any officer was found in the inquiry report, action would be taken against that officer.
Flexo Foam supplied seats for 35 LHB coaches being used in several Shatabdi trains being run to different destinations from Delhi. The foot rest, spring and screw used in the seats of these coaches were not up to the mark.
To a query, the GM said the RCF had approved only change in the colour of the fabric used in these coaches and not allowed any change in its specifications. Corroborating his statement, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) Charanjit Singh said the Tender Committee had approved the change only in the shade of the fabric.
Interestingly, Flexo Foam was asked to supply the seats for these coaches after cancelling the order given to one Kapurthala-based company Sahai Enterprises. The order to Sahai Enterprises was cancelled on the ground that it could not supply the seats in time and subsequently the company was delisted, the RCF administration said, adding that however, orders for seats for two coaches were given to this firm after it was relisted in the recent past as several manufactured coaches were already with this firm.
In yet another case, the field staff reported the low quality of MS welding electrodes but the laboratory took around 16 days to confirm the report during which a part of sub-standard material supplied by Asian Arc Electrode was consumed.
Interestingly the RCF Staff Council had brought this matter to the GM’s notice in writing a few months back. It stated that about 8,000 electrodes were being consumed daily in the RCF but late inspection by the officials concerned led to consumption of the stock.
However, the CME said that the company had been de-listed after confirmation and they had even written to the RDSO about it, which had approved the company. The RDSO has been asked to review the status of Asian Arc Electrode.
Meanwhile, the RCF administration said the Chief Quality Manager had issued confidential letters to two RCF employees in this regard on June 1, 2009 in which they were asked to avoid undue delay in inspection in future.
In the meantime, some deficiencies have also come to fore in copper coated CO2 welding wire supplied by a Ghaziabad-based unit
source:The Tribune
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