As a token of support, Tanuja Kansal, President of Western Railway Women’s Welfare Organisation (WRWWO), recently distributed the ‘Samvedna Rashi’ to the widows of the Western Railway’s 15 Corona Warriors of frontline staff.
According to Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, Kansal handed over an amount of Rs 5,000 each to the 15 widows of the employees of frontline staff.
She said, “It is very disheartening and unfortunate that these employees lost their lives while performing their duty during the COVID-19 pandemic. These employees came from various fields like Ticket Checking, Ticket Booking, Loco Pilot, Guard, Fitter, Technician, Trackman etc.”
The WRWWO salutes its sincere and dedicated employees. Kansal and the executive committee members encouraged railway employees to empower themselves and be confident to face adversities.
In her address on this occasion, Kansal said that be it during the COVID-19 pandemic, natural calamities or serious illness, WRWWO has always empathised with the employees and their families and is ready to reach out to them in difficult times. She said that our corona warriors without caring for their life have sincerely carried out their duty. “It is very unfortunate that while performing their duties, some of them got infected with the Coronavirus and lost their lives. There is no compensation to the lives lost. WRWWO and its members salute such brave employees and stand by their bereaved families,” she added. Kansal said that the wives of these employees have always backed their husbands and stood by them with grit and determination.
The recipients of the amount were Sujata w/o Arun Tenbulkar — MCF, Lower Parel; Janki w/o Ramavadh Shastri — chief booking supervisor, Vasai Road; Jashuben w/o Jitendra Gamit, Chief Ticket Inspector, Ahmedabad; Mira Devi w/o Durga Lal Meena, Mail Guard, Surat; Devanti w/o Kapil Dev Bhagat, Fitter, Borivali; Namita w/o Nitin Gharat, Technician, Lower Parel, Shushma w/o Rajesh Mishra, ELF, Kandivali; Ruma w/o Ganeshchandra Mujkuri, Loco Pilot /Mail, Bandra Terminus; Nirmala w/o Vijay Bote, TCM, Mumbai Central; Sunita w/o Sunil Khandre, Chief Booking Supervisor, Santacruz; Leena w/o Vincent Farnandes, Head Constable, Kankariya; Chandrika w/o Tulsibhai Vaghela, HKA, Chirai; Gayatridevi w/o Narenda Gosai, Tech, Diesel Shed, Sabarmati; Devendramma w/o Nagappa Agasur, Trackman, Borivali and Prabha w/o R S Sharma, Dy Chief Ticket Inspector, Rajdhani Express.
