Tuesday, October 5, 2010

The lesser known railway training school at Udaipur

Zonal training school at Sukhadia circle Udaipur is one of the premier railway training institutes in India.
It was established in the year 1956and was inaugurated by Dr. Rajendra Prasad the first president of Indian republic .Since than it has been the alma meter for lot of railway employees who learned from here .
The motto of this institute embodied in words “sanrakshaseva gatiyuta”which means “ patronage service speed”
The zonal training school is known for its vast area of more than 100 bhigas at premium location .the institute includes hostels ,mess ,a government school ,3 temples ,one mazaar and arch shaped main school building , .The zonal school building have a model room which have a set up of railways model it include miniature trains , platforms ,railway line with signals and railway crossing in that room and everything there is functional .the model room at school also attract visitors especially children. An auditorium is also there at this training school where our school  had its annual functions when I was a kid.
The painful part is two cigarette shops  situated less than 50meters of the institute gate and no one is bothered.
The institute also caters as yoga classes for neighborhood and also about 100 health conscious morning walkers and joggers use the institute in the morning everyday and also for evening walks lot of udaipurites use this institute .
Sukhadia circle is the garden with a tall fountain situated in front of the institute.