Nine Central Railway staffers conferred with Safety Awards

Thane, Oct 12 (PTI) Nine Central Railway employees were felicitated by General Manager Rajeev Shrivastava on Monday with Safety Awards, in recognition of their alertness, devotion to duty, and timely action in ensuring safe train operations.

The awards consist of a medal, a commendation certificate, a citation of exemplary safety work, and a cash prize.

“The awards were presented to appreciate the employees’ presence of mind, which helped avert potential untoward incidents and safeguarded passenger safety.

“Out of the total awardees across various divisions, four railway personnel from the Mumbai Division were honoured for their exceptional vigilance,” the Central Railway stated in a release.

Three of them are from Thane and Panvel.

One of the awardees,

Raju Kisan Rathod, a Senior Train Manager at Kalyan, while on duty aboard a Thane-Ambernath local train, noticed a passenger falling from the Mahalakshmi Express on an adjacent line. He promptly stopped his train, administered first aid, and handed the injured passenger over safely at Ambernath station, it said.

Sachin G. Talekar, Senior Train Manager at Panvel, was honoured for his alertness when he detected a broken side bearer cup on a wagon and immediately reported the defect to avert a potential mishap.

Vikash Kumar Das, a fitter at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), was recognised for his detailed inspection on September 5, during which he detected a hairline crack inside the head of the CBC coupling on a train, enabling timely reporting and action to avert a potential accident, the release said. PTI COR NSK