MALIGAON, December 1 (MExN): Nine railway staff namely Prasant Kr Modak, Akramul Haque, Buddhi Ram Basumatary, Lakshmi Thakur, Amit Kr Singh, Ashok Kr Modi, Chandan Kumar, Sujit Prasad and Khageshwar Singh were awarded today by Lokesh Narayan, Addl. General Manager, NF Railway for showing exceptional devotion towards duty. Chief Public Relations Officer, Pranav Jyoti Sharma in a press statement informed that Prasant Kr Modak (Loco Pilot) and Akramul Haque (Asst Loco Pilot) based at New Jalpaiguri while on duty by 02261 express train on May 27, 2017 detected rail fracture and controlled their train at KM 216/6 between Adina and Eklakhi stations thereby averting a major mishap. Both of them were given a cash award of Rs 2,000 each today by the Addl. General Manager in recognition of their meritorious service. Buddhi Ram Basumatary, Station Suptd of Kokrajhar station while on duty on September 9, 2017 detected hot axle in wagon no SEBCN 108141 of a goods train and took immediate steps to stop the train. Thus a probable accident could be averted. In recognition of his devotion towards duty, the Addl. General Manager awarded him with “Man of the month September – 2017” certificate along-with a cash award of Rs. 5,000. Lakshmi Thakur, Sr Section Engineer/Loco/Katihar and Amit Kr Singh, Chief Loco Inspector/Katihar, Ashok Kr Modi Station Manager / Katihar and Chandan Kumar Pointsman / Katihar showed alertness during a fire incident in earth mover machine in line no 8 at Katihar yard on September 17, 2017 and shifted two engines in the vicinity of the fire, thus averted major mishap. In recognition of their devotion towards duty, Addl. General Manager, NF Railway awarded them with “Man of the month September – 2017” certificate along-with a cash award of Rs. 5,000 each. Sujit Prasad (Loco Pilot) and Khageshwar Singh (Sr Asst Loco Pilot) based at Alipurduar Jn while on duty on a goods train suddenly observed a big elephant on railway track at KM 29/4-5 between Sevok and Gulma station on October 10, 2017. They immediately stopped the train by applying emergency brake thereby saved the elephant and a probable derailment. In recognition of their service and devotion towards duty, Addl. General Manager NF Railway awarded them with “Man of the month October – 2017” certificate along-with a cash award of Rs. 5,000 each.
