No work, which will involve danger to trains or to traffic, shall be commenced or carried out without the prior permission of the inspector of Way and Works, or some competent railway servant appointed in this behalf by Dedicated Freight Corridor Railway administration; and the railway servant who gives such permission shall himself be present to superintend such work, and shall see that the provisions of rule 241, and rule 242 are observed;
¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 277
Provided that, in case of emergency, when the requirements of safety warrant, the commencement of any such work before the said railway servant can arrive, the work may commence at once and the person authorised to undertake that work under special instructions shall himself ensure that the provisions contained in 241 and 242 are observed.
Provided further that in case of work involving overhead equipment or other electrical equipment,-
(a) the inspector of works before giving permission to commence the work shall inform the traction power controller and who in turn will arrange to isolate and make dead the portions of electrical equipment concerned and issue a permit-to-work thereon under rule 264;
(b) in case of an emergency the traction power controller shall switch ‘off’ the power first and then advise the station master on duty and Controller of the power block imposed and reasons for doing so;
(c) after completion of the work Inspector-incharge of work shall confirm to the Station Master on duty and traction power controller for the restoration of electrical tension in overhead equipment. After their mutual confirmation on the approved secured means of communication, if available otherwise by exchanging written messages in terms of rule 172 the overhead equipment shall be restored to work; and
(d) The Station Master on duty when power block alone is given shall ensure that no electric rolling stock is permitted into or over sections of track for which work permit is issued and overhead lines are dead, and points and crossings are protected by means of stop callers in accordance with special instructions.
Provided further that Loco pilot of diesel train are given requisite caution order to observe such precautions at the work site as is needed and the Inspector-incharge of the work shall also show signals at work site as provided in rule 241.