Chittaranjan Locomotive Works manufactures 40 locomotives in June 2021

Despite the second wave of new COVID cases and partial lockdown in West Bengal and its effect on the supply chain of raw materials & equipment, the dedicated team of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) Officers & Staff manufactured 40 locomotives in the month of June in FY 21-22. 

  • This noteworthy feat is achieved under the leadership & able guidance of Shri Satish Kumar Kashyup, General Manager with his continuous motivation and encouragement to the CLW workforce, despite all COVID restrictions.
  • Shri Satish Kumar Kashyup, General Manager congratulated team CLW for this progress of production by adhering to all COVID protocols.

Computer Care Centre:

  • Meanwhile, Electronic Data Processing (EDP) Centre of Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) has developed an in house Computer Care Centre for repair/refurbish computers of various offices.
  • Shri Satish Kumar Kashyup, General Manager inaugurated this Centre recently. 
  • Sr. Officials of Accounts deptt. along with supervisors & staff were present on the occasion. 
  • This newly built Centre will cater to the maintenance needs of computers which will help in digitization activities of CLW.
  • Around 60 PCs have been channelized and refurbished till now at this Centre which in turn saved to the tune of Rs.6 lakhs at Rs.10 thousand per PC. 
  • This has been made possible by the dedicated IT engineers of this centre.

About CLW:

CLW over the years has proved to be one of the most accomplished, promising and reliable locomotive manufacturers. It has transformed itself from being a  manufacturer of Steam Locomotives to that of Diesel locomotives and finally to Modern,high power,Electric Locomotives.

  • The venture has paid off and at present CLW is proudly producing state-of-the-art 3-phase locos with all modern features of latest “Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor” (IGBT) technology.
  • It is one of the largest Electric Locomotive manufacturers in the world.
  • CLW also manufactures AC Traction motors, Switch gears/Control gears, Bogies cast & fabricated, Wheel sets & Steel casting.
  • Presently, CLW is playing a pivotal role in making Indian Railways self-reliant in the field of electric traction both for high speed and heavy hauling load, and thus acting as a vehicle for strengthening Indian economy.

Source: CLW-Update | Image Credit (representational): CLW