GM felicitates CR Woman engineer for outstanding work during extension and remodelling of CSMT station.
Dharam Veer Meena, General Manager, Central Railway felicitated 11 Central Railway staff i.e. 4 from Mumbai Division, 3 from Pune Division, 2 from Solapur Division, 1 from Bhusaval Division and 1 from Nagpur Division with Safety Award in a function held at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai on 04.03.2025.
In special recognition, the General Manager also felicitated Kum.Sakshi Gupta, Junior Engineer, Signal & Telecommunication (Construction), Kalyan, for her dedicated work and outstanding contribution during the work of platform extension and remodelling of CSMT Platform no 12/13 to accommodate 24 coach trains. She was awarded with medal, a commendation certificate and a cash prize.
The Safety awards were presented in recognition of the respective employee’s alertness during duty, their contribution in averting untoward incidents and ensuring safety in train operations during the previous months. Each award consists of a medal, commendation certificate, a citation of exemplary safety work and cash prize of ₹ 2000/-.
Details of the Awardees
Mumbai Division
1.S Trinath Rao, Motorman, Panvel, Mumbai, while on duty on Thane-Panvel local on 30.01.2025, noticed a Divyangjan( physically challenged) person trying to climb onto platform no 2 of Panvel station, from the railway tracks . Shri Rao sounded the hooter to alert the person and immediately applied emergency brakes stopping the train at a safe distance. His alertness and presence of mind helped save a life and prevent an unfortunate incident.
2. Ajaab Janglu Bante, Motorman, Kalyan, Mumbai, while on duty on Mulund-Thane local on 17.01.2025 noticed 3 to 4 iron rods lying on the railway tracks at Kms-31/312. He immediately applied emergency brakes and stopped the train at a safe distance. His alertness and presence of mind helped save a potential mishap and ensured the safety of all the commuters travelling in the train.
3. Priyanshu, Junior Engineer(S&T), Dadar, Mumbai, while on duty on 28.01.2025, noticed a rail fracture at kms 9/213. He immediately informed all concerned thus helping avert a potential mishap due to his keen observation skills.
4. Roopali Kadam, Havaldar, GRP, Vadala Road Railway Police Station, Mumbai while on duty on 06.02.2025, at Chunabhatti station, noticed that while deboarding from the train, a lady passenger’s garment got entangled with the bag of another lady standing in the train. The train started to move and the deboarded passenger was being dragged. Smt.Roopali quickly took action and saved the deboarded passenger from injury.Her quick thinking and presence of mind helped save a life and avert an untoward incident.
Pune Division
5. Sudarshan Kumar, Loco Pilot (Goods), Miraj, Pune, was on duty on 31.01.2025 on Goods train. As soon as the train reached Nira station, he was given authority to cross the home signal in ON position. As the train crossed the home signal, Shri Sudarshan Kumar noticed that the point for the concerned line had not been set. He immediately applied emergency brakes and stopped the train. The matter was put right and a potential mishap was averted due to his alertness.
6. Satish Kumar Prajapati, Loco Pilot (Goods), Ghorpadi, Pune, was on duty on 09.02.2025 on Goods train. On the Miraj-Pune section, Shri Prajapati noticed that a level crossing gate was open for road traffic. He immediately applied emergency brakes and stopped the train and a potential mishap was averted due to his alertness.
7. S R Pathare, Motorman, Pune, was on duty on 05.02.2025. As soon as the train reached Malavli station, he was given authority to cross the home signal in ON position. As the train crossed the home signal, Shri Pathare noticed that the point for the concerned line had not been set. He immediately applied emergency brakes and stopped the train. The matter was put right and a potential mishap was averted due to his alertness.
Solapur Division
8. Manish Raj, Deputy Station Manager, Martur, Solapur, on 14.01.2025, while on duty, noticed that the AC stabilizer of the Relay room had caught fire. He immediately put the fire out with the fire extinguisher and prevented an untoward incident from happening, saving loss of life and property.
9. Kumar Aman Raj, Loco Pilot (Goods), Wadi, Solapur, while on duty on 16.01.2025 on Goods train noticed a tractor moving on the raised section near the railway track, losing its grip and falling on the railway track, He immediately applied emergency brakes and stopped the train and a potential mishap was averted due to his alertness.
Bhusaval Division
10. Shyam Waghmare, Senior Section Engineer, PWI, Bhusaval, while on duty on 03.02.2025, noticed a hot axle and a damaged axle in the passing Jhelum Express. He immediately informed all concerned and thus averted a potential mishap.
Nagpur Division
11. Vikash Kumar, Pointsman, Dipori, Nagpur, while on duty on 03.12.2024, during exchange of signals noticed a bolt missing from the axle of a Coach of Train no 12833 Ahmedabad-Howrah Express. He immediately informed all concerned and thus averted a potential mishap.
Congratulating the awardees and complimenting them for their alertness and dedication towards their duties, the General Manager said that such acts of alertness, bravery and dedication will motivate others to sincerely work towards the safety of passengers and avert loss of life, freight and railway property.
Prateek Goswami, Additional General Manager, Chandra Kishore Prasad, Principal Chief Safety Officer, Other Principal Head of Departments and Senior Officers of Central Railway were present on the occasion.
