Overview

• On July 4, General Manager Chetan Kumar Shrivastava honored Akshay Raj for spotting a slip of muck and boulders at KM 108/7-8 on June 23.
• Services on the Lumding–Badarpur Hill section, suspended from June 23 to 29 due to monsoon-induced landslides, were restored safely after clearance operations.
• Raj immediately alerted junior engineer Jatinga Lampur and local clearance gangs and deployed a banner flag to secure the affected track section under standard protocols.
• NFR highlighted its rapid-response procedures for flagging hazards and coordinating clearance teams as key safeguards against derailment risks.
• The ceremony underscored the railway’s push for sustained frontline vigilance along routes linking Assam with Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur.