MARGAO: A big train tragedy was once avoided alongside the Konkan Railway route close to Karwar, Karnataka, on Sunday night time because of the pointy presence of mind displayed by two Kumta-based school students.
The two boys, Manjunath Narayan Reddy and Shashikumar Vinayak Naik, each around 13 years old, alerted the railway personnel a few damaged railway line some distance away from the Kumta railway station, which helped the railway personnel in repairing the damaged portion within the nick of time, earlier than any train may just move through the stretch.
Sources stated that at least three trains have been scheduled to move via Kumta station in a while after the chance was once detected. “The two boys had long past to pluck fruit from the timber positioned close to the railway observe. They noticed some defect within the rail hyperlink and on closer observation, they found that the line was once damaged and a gap had shaped simply above the sleeper,” sources stated.
Without wasting a second, the two boys ran to the Kumta railway station, a distance of 400m, and alerted the railway personnel in regards to the drawing close danger mendacity forward. The railway officers swung into action and deployed permanent method group of workers to check up on the railway line.
The danger grew to become out to be real. The damaged railway line was once quickly repaired and the next train, Mangalore-Mumbai Matsyagandha Express, was once allowed to move after detaining it at the Kumta railway station for not up to 30 minutes. “The train was once allowed to proceed only after the observe health certificates was once given by the junior engineer (permanent method). The train departed from the station at 6.54pm after being detained at the station for 26 minutes. The Trivandrum-Nizamuddin Express also passed through the stretch at 7.59pm,”reliable sources within the Konkan Railway stated.
While the cause of the damaged railway line was once now not identified, Konkan Railway sources stated that an inquiry was once under method into the matter. The boys’ act also drew praise from Karnataka CM H D Kumaraswamy, who tweeted, “I appreciate students, Manjunath Narayana Reddy and Shashi Kumar, finding out within the ninth usual of Nellikeri High School, for heading off the potential of a railway mishap by alerting the railway government a few crack in rail line in Kumta.”
The two boys, Manjunath Narayan Reddy and Shashikumar Vinayak Naik, each around 13 years old, alerted the railway personnel a few damaged railway line some distance away from the Kumta railway station, which helped the railway personnel in repairing the damaged portion within the nick of time, earlier than any train may just move through the stretch.
Sources stated that at least three trains have been scheduled to move via Kumta station in a while after the chance was once detected. “The two boys had long past to pluck fruit from the timber positioned close to the railway observe. They noticed some defect within the rail hyperlink and on closer observation, they found that the line was once damaged and a gap had shaped simply above the sleeper,” sources stated.
Without wasting a second, the two boys ran to the Kumta railway station, a distance of 400m, and alerted the railway personnel in regards to the drawing close danger mendacity forward. The railway officers swung into action and deployed permanent method group of workers to check up on the railway line.
The danger grew to become out to be real. The damaged railway line was once quickly repaired and the next train, Mangalore-Mumbai Matsyagandha Express, was once allowed to move after detaining it at the Kumta railway station for not up to 30 minutes. “The train was once allowed to proceed only after the observe health certificates was once given by the junior engineer (permanent method). The train departed from the station at 6.54pm after being detained at the station for 26 minutes. The Trivandrum-Nizamuddin Express also passed through the stretch at 7.59pm,”reliable sources within the Konkan Railway stated.
While the cause of the damaged railway line was once now not identified, Konkan Railway sources stated that an inquiry was once under method into the matter. The boys’ act also drew praise from Karnataka CM H D Kumaraswamy, who tweeted, “I appreciate students, Manjunath Narayana Reddy and Shashi Kumar, finding out within the ninth usual of Nellikeri High School, for heading off the potential of a railway mishap by alerting the railway government a few crack in rail line in Kumta.”
Two school students prevent major train accident at Kumta
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