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Central Railway awards 12 employees for averting accidents
Rajeev Shrivastava, General Manager of Central Railway, presented Safety Awards to 12 employees on 11 August 2026 for their alertness and timely action that ensured safe train operations. Each award includes a…
The Story in Brief
Rajeev Shrivastava, General Manager of Central Railway, presented Safety Awards to 12 employees on 11 August 2026 for their alertness and timely action that ensured safe train operations. Each award includes a medal, commendation certificate, citation, and cash prize.
The awardees include Ratnesh Kumar, who stopped a goods train after noticing a hot axle at Badlapur, and Swapnil Bansilal Gajbhiye, who detected a crack on a coach's nakal pin at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus. Other acts include RPF Head Constable Preeti Ajay Srinivas helping a woman deliver safely at Pune station, and Ashish Waghchaure pulling a passenger from a running train. The Freepress Journal reports these details from the ceremony held in Mumbai.
The Indian Opinion
This story rightly celebrates frontline railway workers, but it risks becoming a mere PR exercise if safety awards are not backed by systemic changes. The harsh reality is that such individual heroism is often needed because of neglected maintenance and understaffing. Instead of just handing medals, ask: how many of these faults, like rail fractures and broken springs, were preventable with better regular inspections? The real test is whether Central Railway will use these incidents to improve overall safety protocols, not just applaud the exceptions.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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