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Vigilant Track Maintainers Avert Major Rail Disaster in Kharagpur Division
- •Two Kharagpur Division track maintainers, Sanjay Singh and Bhim Mahato, averted a major train accident through their vigilance.
- •Sanjay Singh spotted suspicious activity and recovered a shovel on the tracks in the JGM-GII section at 8:30 PM.
- •Bhim Mahato found a bag, two hacksaw blades, and wire on the Up line in the same section at 10:05 PM.
- •RPF, ASM, and PWI officials responded promptly, securing the lines after being alerted by the maintainers.
- •DRM Lalit Mohan Pandey honored the two railway workers with cash prizes and certificates for their contribution to railway safety.
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Track maintainer Sanjay Singh spotted three unauthorized individuals on the tracks and subsequently found a shovel indicating potential sabotage. Later that night, fellow worker Bhim Mahato discovered a bag, hacksaw blades, and a wire on the Up line, immediately alerting senior officials to ensure safety before normal train operations resumed.
Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Lalit Mohan Pandey honored track maintainers Sanjay Singh and Bhim Mahato with cash prizes and certificates in recognition of their extraordinary vigilance and prompt actions that secured the railway line from danger.
During the static patrol near Bridge No. 103 in the Jhargram-Gidhni section, a shovel was found on the tracks. Later during night patrolling in the same section, a bag containing two hacksaw blades, a piece of wire, and a water bottle was discovered on the Up line.
