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India's powerful 12,000-horsepower electric locomotives will be equipped with waterless urinals for loco pilots, with new units having them inbuilt and existing ones being retrofitted.
Working loco pilots in South Western Railway are facing heavy workloads and struggling to get rest due to numerous vacant posts, exacerbated by delays in training newly selected assistant loco pilots.
Indian Railways has initiated a recruitment drive for 11,127 assistant loco pilot positions, with applications scheduled to open on May 15.
Indian Railways has announced a 25% hike in Kilometrage Allowance and Allowance in lieu of Kilometrage for over two lakh running staff, effective January 2024, aligning compensation with the 50% Dearness Allowance increase.