12-08-2006, 10:04 PM
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New Delhi, Dec 08: Railway Board Chairman J.P. Batra has been elected as the Chairman of the International Union of Railways (UIC), becoming the first non-European to head the international body.
Batra, who is also presently the Chairman of World Executive Council (WEC) of the UIC, an executive body of Chief Executives from different geographical regions of the world and responsible for UIC activities at global level, had led the transformation of UIC to meet the aspirations of all its members across the globe.
The new UIC led by Batra will focus on the development of intercontinental freight corridors, cooperation within the Metre Gauge, Broad Gauge groups, interactive seminars between customers (railways) and suppliers (world industry), projects in the field of training and strategic managementÂÂ
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New Delhi, Dec 08: Railway Board Chairman J.P. Batra has been elected as the Chairman of the International Union of Railways (UIC), becoming the first non-European to head the international body.
Batra, who is also presently the Chairman of World Executive Council (WEC) of the UIC, an executive body of Chief Executives from different geographical regions of the world and responsible for UIC activities at global level, had led the transformation of UIC to meet the aspirations of all its members across the globe.
The new UIC led by Batra will focus on the development of intercontinental freight corridors, cooperation within the Metre Gauge, Broad Gauge groups, interactive seminars between customers (railways) and suppliers (world industry), projects in the field of training and strategic managementÂÂ
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