Kolkata: Harindra Rao, General Manager, Eastern Railway, in presence of Sanjay Singh Gehlot, Additional General Manager, honoured three employees with Safety awards at the headquarters at Fairlie Place on Tuesday for their alertness and prompt action that had averted possible untoward incidents related to train operations.
Pritam Sinha Roy, Technician, Sealdah Division, who detected a track circuit failure caused due to a rail fracture, had immediately informed the Engineering Department through signal control and secured safe running of trains.
Chhattar Yadav, Track Maintainer-I, Asansol Division, had detected a crack on fishplate joint and immediately changed the fishplate and averted an untoward incident.
Loknath Gope, Track Maintainer-IV of Asansol Division, had detected a rail fracture on the Up line between Lahabon and Simultala and took immediate action for rectification while performing inspection and maintenance duty. Lalit Mohan Majumder, Track Maintainer-IV of Asansol Division, was also considered for Safety Awards. Rahul Gautam, Chief Safety Officer, Eastern Railway was present at the event.