Archive · 8 Aug 2025
Vinita Srivastava Becomes New DRM of Asansol Division
Vinita Srivastava is now in charge of the Asansol Division of the Indian Railways, and she's the first woman to do so!
Before this, she worked with another company.
The Asansol Division is really important because it transports a lot of goods like coal, and the railway stations there are being updated to look even better.
It is an important job to have because this division moves many products.
Vinita Srivastava, an IRSME officer, has become the new DRM of Asansol Division.
She is the first woman to hold this position in the Asansol Division.
Srivastava previously worked with the NCRTC.
The Asansol Division is known for its high freight loading, especially coal.
Asansol station and smaller stations are undergoing revamps.
- Who
- Vinita Srivastava, an IRSME officer
- What
- Vinita Srivastava assumed charge as the new Divisional Railway Manager (DRM).
- When
- Today
- Where
- Asansol Division of Eastern Railway
- Why
- To oversee the operations of the Asansol Division, especially during a period of station revamps.
- New DRM
- Vinita Srivastava
- Division
- Asansol Division, Eastern Railway
- Previous Role
- NCRTC
- Profession
- Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME)
- Batch
- 1994
- Key function of Asansol Division
- Freight loading, especially coal