Top Varanasi Officials Review High-Security Readiness at Banaras Station

• by Akanksha Mishra
• 2026-10-29 16:08:00

In preparation for the landmark launch of the Vande Bharat Sleeper train scheduled for Saturday, October 31, 2026, the Varanasi district administration and law enforcement leadership conducted a joint high-level security and infrastructure audit at Banaras Railway Station (formerly Manduadih) on Thursday. District Magistrate Satyendra Kumar, Police Commissioner Mohit Agarwal, and Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Ashish Jain carried out a comprehensive on-site inspection of the main passenger concourses, platform infrastructure, and the designated inauguration stage. The high-profile event will see Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw formally flag off the next-generation semi-high-speed sleeper train alongside Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, requiring watertight crowd containment, traffic diversions, and multi-tier security cordons across the Manduadih transit hub.

Joint Security Drill & Venue Inspection: Focus on VVIP Transit and Crowd Control

The administrative inspection focused on coordinating railway policing with local civil and traffic authorities to ensure seamless protocol execution:

Platform and Stage Verification: The administrative team closely scrutinized the primary platform staging area, ingress and egress gates, media enclosures, and VIP arrival bays to prevent bottlenecking during the flag-off ceremony.

Coordinated Inter-Agency Briefing: Following the physical survey of the station premises, DM Satyendra Kumar and Police Commissioner Mohit Agarwal convened an operational briefing session with senior railway administration, Government Railway Police (GRP), and Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel.

Traffic Diversions and Parking Grids: The authorities laid down a streamlined traffic blueprint to manage vehicular movement on the connecting Manduadih-Varanasi arterial roads, ensuring designated parking lots are clearly marked for delegates, media personnel, and rail commuters without disrupting daily passengers.

Multi-Tier Administrative Presence: Key Officials Mobilized for October 31 Flag-Off

A specialized task force of executive magistrates, railway directors, and police commanders participated in formulating the event execution plan:

Senior Police Leadership on Ground: Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Varuna Rajesh Pandey and Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Rohania Awadhesh Vishwakarma finalized tactical police deployment points across outer perimeters and approach routes.

Railway Station Management: Banaras Station Director Ramji Yadav and Station Head Digambar Upadhyay briefed the administrative team on train platform alignments, passenger amenities, and electronic passenger guidance systems.

Railway Security Grid: RPF Inspector Rajesh Kumar and GRP Outpost In-charge Ashok Ojha established synchronized passenger screening protocols, metal detector archways, and platform patrol rosters to maintain round-the-clock surveillance leading up to the inauguration.

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