New Delhi: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday launched a web portal Rail Drishti to make railways more passenger friendly and to promote transparency and accountability.
Piyush Goyal launches Rail Drishti "The portal will give out information about various trains, stations, tickets sold and enable the public to watch live feed from IRCTC kitchens across the country," Goyal said at a press conference at the Rail Bhavan here.
Speaking to ETV Bharat he said, "In order to stop cyber attacks and hacking we have put several firewalls. We are competent enough to do so."
Hailing Modi government he said, "This government has worked for the development of the country and its people. It is now on public... it is time to see their mandate."
The Minister even suggested to make the URL simpler by omitting 'cris' from its web address.
The portal can be reached at www.raildrishti.cris.org.in.
All About Rail Drishti
- It will bringinformation from various sources under a single window.
- The information on the dashboard offers services under 15 categories, including tracking of trains, 360-degree virtual tour of train routes, freight earnings, expenditure incurred by the railways.
- The dashboard will display the income generated per day, per week, per month and per year.
- It will show the achievements of the railways and information related to freight trains.
- The website is user-friendly and people can closely observe the condition of various facilities and lodge complaints on the portal.
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