Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/central-railway-bags-national-award-for-environment-and-cleanliness/articleshow/91871734.cms
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MUMBAI: Central Railway won three prestigious shields at the 67th National Railway awards on Saturday. Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw presented 155 individual awards and 21 shields at the event.
Central Railway received the Commercial Shield and Environment and Cleanliness Shield. CR also won the Civil Engineering Shield jointly with Western and South Central Railways.
According to CR general manager Anil Kumar Lahoti, the contribution of dedicated staff in environment and cleaning has resulted in CR winning the environment and cleanliness shield this year. Commercial shield was achieved for outstanding contribution of highest ticket checking earning, parcel revenue and non-fare revenue amongst zonal railways.
The elimination of manned level crossings by construction of Road Over Bridge/Road Under Brides/Limited Height Subways, track renewal etc helped CR bag the civic engineering shield.
Western Railway also won four National Efficiency Performance Shields and 4 Individual national awards. “Western Railway has become the sole winner of the prestigious National Shield for outstanding performance in the field of Level Crossing and Road Over/Under Bridge Safety Works and Safety, while WR was the joint winners for the Civil Engineering Shield and the Stores Shield,” said a spokesperson
