Harindra Rao, General Manager, Eastern Railway felicitated S S Das, Loco Pilot, Howrah Division with safety award in a meeting, held at Eastern Railway's Headquarters, Fairlie Place on Tuesday morning. Satish Kumar, Additional General Manager, Eastern Railway and other principal heads of departments were present in the function and lauded Das for his sincere and diligent works in averting possible accident in train operations.
S S Das, loco pilot while driving 36817 Up Howrah-Barddhaman (Chord) EMU local on April 21 had noticed a tree branch lying on the track between Dankuni and Janai Road stations. Immediately, he stopped the train and his alertness averted a possible accident. Later, the tree branch was removed from the track.