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www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2023-03-21
Lady Welders of Matunga Workshop Leading the Way: An account of Teams Ahilya and Durga Shri Naresh Lalwani, General Manager, Central Railway visited Matunga Carriage Workshop, Matunga on 20th March 2023. During the inspection of Heavy Corrosion Repair (HCR) Shop, Shri Naresh Lalwani interacted with the two teams of lady welders responsible for the repair of battery boxes in both AC and non-AC railway coaches. The two teams, named Team Durga and Team Ahilya, discussed their work with Shri Naresh Lalwani. The two teams, each consisting of 4 lady welders, are currently involved in the activity of overhauling of battery boxes, which ranges from their repair to complete fabrication. The complete gamut of their operation is undertaken at the battery box section of HCR, where they independently work on the cutting of corroded components, fitting, welding and their painting. Team Ahilya, is led by Smt Rajubai Talekar, the first woman welder of Matunga workshop appointed in 1990 at the workshop. Smt Talekar took the initiative of learning the complex activity of welding and has since inspired other ladies to learn the ropes of the trade and follow suit. She has been working as a welder for the past 20 years. The names of the ladies involved in the arduous and technically complicated task of welding are Rajubai Talekar, Suchita Shete, Swapnali Thorat and Snehal Sawardekar of Team Ahilya; Ranjana Wayale, Pooja Singh, Vidya Jagtap and Sangeeta Tripathi of Team Durga The teams’ inception took place on 8th March 2022, and ever since they have been solely and completely responsible towards their work. They serve as a constant reminder of strength of will and the fortitude of women. --- ---- Date: March 21, 2023 PR No.2023/03/45 This press release is issued by the Public Relations department, Central Railway, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai (Shivaji Sutar) Chief Public Relations Officer 2
www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2023-03-20
General Manager, Central Railway inspects Carriage Workshop, Matunga Shri Naresh Lalwani, General Manager, Central Railway, inspected Carriage Workshop, Matunga on 20.3.2023. Shri Lalwani visited the Heavy Corrosion Repair shop where he inspected the Newly Modified High Speed Automobile Carrier Coaches (NMGHS) with Ball Transfer Unit (for smooth movement of materials) and Boulder Special Coach used for working on ghat sections especially to control falling boulders. Shri Lalwani inspected and appreciated the efforts put in for the newly furbished Boulder Special Crew and Equipment Coach. This coach has a slid-resistant roof platform for the activity of tunnel sounding, wider end and side openings for easy loading and unloading, chequered sheet for anti-slip and higher durability, better lighting and ventilation, provision of box seats and robust tool racks and provision of lavatory-cum-bathrooms with bio-tanks to ensure ease of working in the tough conditions of ghats. He also interacted with all women welder team “Ahillya” & “Durga”. At Matunga Workshop, the General Manager visited the Roof Mounted Package Units (Units providing air-conditioning at a controlled uniform temperature in LHB coaches) testing facility and newly constructed Integrated Dispatch, Lifting and Inspection (IDLI) shed where Periodical Over Hauling of LHB coaches are carried out. He also visited the LHB bogie shop, where he inspected the Assembly line of LHB trolleys. The General Manager also inspected the Traction Motor shop, Wheel shop and Roller Bearing Assembly shop. Shri Lalwani watched a presentation on Workshop activities by Chief Workshop Manager, Matunga and met representatives of recognized Unions. He also inaugurated a Canteen for employees, an Auditorium for Cultural and other events and also watched a cultural presentation of folk dance by artistes of Matunga Workshop. Shri Sunil Kumar, Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer, Shri Rajesh Arora, Principal Chief Engineer, Shri R L Rana, Principal Chief Materials Manager, Shri Rajnish Kumar Goyal, Divisional Railway Manager, Mumbai Division, Shri Vivek Acharya, Chief Workshop Manager, Matunga Workshop, and other Head of Departments and Senior Officers of Central Railway were also present during the inspection. --- ---- --- Date: March 20, 2023 PR No.2023/03/44 This press release is issued by the Public Relations Department, Central Railway, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai (Shivaji Sutar) Chief Public Relations Officer
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