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www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2021-02-26
WR Press Release No. 2021/02Mumbai, 26th February, 2021 BRAVE RPF JAWAN OF WESTERN RAILWAY SAVES LIFE OF A MAN AT VIRAR STATION Western Railway’s RPF personnel has saved the life of a man with his presence of mind and alertness at Virar station and thus has shown a unique example of bravery & humanity. According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, on 24thFebruary, 2021, a 32-year old person deeply grieved by the death of his mother, tried to commit suicide by laying on railway tracks at Platform No. 3 at Virar station around 11.21 hrs. Shri Praveen, IPF/RPF of Western Railway spotted the man during his round up of the station while a local train was approaching on the said platform. Shri Praveen immediately jumped from the platform, ran towards the man and quickly pulled him off from the tracks in the nick of the time and saved his life. Shri Praveen was later assisted by Constables Shri Ravindra and Shri Ashish Kumar, who helped him bring the man away from tracks to the platform and later to the RPF post. The man was given water and consoled by the staff present there. After settling down, the man thanked the RPF personnel for saving his life. Hon’ble Minister of Railways Shri Piyush Goyal also praised the RPF jawans for their act of valour and took to social media to accolade for their alertness & bravery. In the past too, Western Railway’s RPF and employees have always gone beyond their call of duty to render their valuable services to people. ********* 2
www.er.indianrailways.gov.in- 2021-02-03
GM/ER ADVISED FOR MORE ATTENTION TOWARDS FREIGHT TRAFFIC & PASSENGER SAFETY Kolkata, February 02, 2021: Shri Manoj Joshi, General Manager , Eastern Railway in a virtual meeting with the Principal Heads of Departments and Divisional Railway Managers at Eastern Railway Headquarters , Fairlie Place, Kolkata today (02.02.2021) has laid a special emphasis on safety of train running and emphasized that there will be no compromise with safety matters and zero tolerance will be shown towards safety regulations. He further said that night inspection should be intensified to check the alertness. Shri Joshi advised for improvement in freight loading to maximize Railways earnings and ensure proper supply chain of essential commodities. Sri Joshi further advised concerned departments to constantly interact with the industries and facilitate them for carrying consignment by Railways. The recently introduced Kisan Rail should be utilized in a better way to enable farmers to transport their agri produce to the larger markets. The construction of road over bridges and road under bridges should be expedited to ensure faster movement of trains and to ensure safety of passengers. Shri Joshi advised all the Divisional Railway Managers to further gear up constant track maintenance work so as to maintain the improvement in the average speed of freight trains. He also advised to improve working of goods shed including improvement of approach road, illumination of goods sheds etc. Since a larger number of passenger trains have started running in the post-lockdown scenario, the passenger amenities should be given top priority. Lifts & escalators which have been planned should be commissioned expeditiously. RPF should continue to provide necessary guidance and assistance to the rail users and render help to the passengers in distress in addition to their task to stop crime.
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