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15th October, 2005 HUMAN INTEREST STORY AWARD TO RAILWAY KEYMAN FOR HONESTY This is a rare incident –but indeed true. A man from a very humble background and working day and night quietly in some remote location, walking kilometers at a stretch along the railway track through rain or sunshine with no company while checking the railway track. A job profile so drab and monotonous that no one would vie to be in that post. But as is said, success tiptoes silently into lives of such people making them heroes of the day. This is the story of one such person. On 5th October, 2005 as train no. 2617 Up Mangala Exp was passing over Konkan Railway route between Rajapur and Vilavade stations at about 0640 hrs, the train was suddenly stopped due to Alarm Chain pulling by some passenger. Initially, it was not clear who had pulled the alarm chain. The train was detained there for 8 minutes. The passenger, Shri Shamshuddin Adalkar, who had pulled the alarm chain, approached Rajapur station a while later and lodged a complaint that a packet containing Rs.50,000/- has fallen down from his hand on the railway track while using the toilet between Vaibhavwadi and Rajapur. Immediately message was sent to all concerned about the packet. Railway Keyman, RPF, contractors men, all were alerted to hunt for the lost packet. Later in the day as a Keyman, Shri Pramod Thasale, was patrolling the railway track between Rajapur and Vaibhavwadi stations at abut 1500 hrs, he noticed a packet lying on the track which contained Rs.50,000/- in cash. The Keyman handed over the same to the Station Master at Rajapur. The passenger, who had already boarded another train for going to Mumbai, was immediately informed about the same and asked to alight at Chiplun station. The RPF personnel then went by another train to Chiplun station and handed over the packet with all the money intact to the passenger. For this exemplary act on part of Shri Pramod Thasale, the Managing Director of Konkan Railway Dr K K Gokhale has announced MD’s award to Shri Thasale as it is very rare to find such honesty in today’s world and such individuals lead others into making this society a better place. When asked as to from where he learnt these value systems in life, Shri Thasale said that he has been going to Satsang for last 4-5 years from where he has further developed these values in life. But it is his mother who has had a big hand in inculcating this set of values in him since his formative years, as his father was always away working in Mumbai in a mill. By this selfless act Shri Thasale has proven himself to be true member of Konkan Railway in following our motto ‘We Care’. For the son of a mill worker, it is a big day today as he gets this prestigious and well deserving award at the hands of none other than the Chairman of Railway Board, Shri J P Batra. --o-- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 1st Young Goans International Essay contest 2005 | | | | Theme: WHAT CAN I DO FOR GOA | | More details at | | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/034190.html | --------------------------------------------------------------------------