
Rly Board withdraws power of zones to sanction
Published on: Oct. 6, 2025, 5:30 a.m. | Source: The Hitavada
to curtail wastage of public funds, railway board has decided to withdraw the powers granted to zonal railways for sanctioning of final location surveys (fls). citing misuse of the facility by continuous overshooting of sanctioned budget for feasibility studies, it has now decided that, henceforth, all proposals for fls would be vetted at apex level, i.e. by board. general managers have been communicated the amendment relating to delegation of powers as to recommending fls, as the desired results were not a