Poor management of some of the operational risks not only puts the life of passengers at risk but also exerts great economic costs. The country’s railway system was originally a patchwork of railway lines including the Scinde Railway, Punjab Railway, Delhi Railway and the Indus Flotilla. How will any strategy be devised, and economic and operational performance enhanced when no data is available? Pakistan Railways overcomes ML-1 snags, project back on trackStrategies for mitigating risksSeveral strategies can be adopted to mitigate operational risks in infrastructure projects. Third, operational performance should not be linked to political short-termism and lastly proactive asset management is the key to delivering continued operational performance.

Source: The Express Tribune December 02, 2019 03:45 UTC