DRM gives cash reward to couple for averting train disasterAn elderly couple, Shamugaiah and Vadakkathiyamal, were honored by the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Madurai, Sharad Srivastava, for their quick thinking and action in preventing a train collision near Puliyarai. The couple used a torchlight and a red cloth to stop an empty train approaching the site of a truck accident,...
more... where the driver, Manikandan, tragically died. The incident occurred on the Kollam - Thirumangalam road when the truck carrying plywood from Kerala to Thoothukudi toppled onto the railway track. The couple's heroic act earned them a cash reward, a certificate of appreciation, and a Rs 5 lakh financial assistance from the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's relief fund.
Puliyarai ke paas ek train aur truck ke accident se bachane mein madad karne waale buddh buzurg couple, Shamugaiah aur Vadakkathiyammal ko, DRM Madurai, Sharad Srivastava ne cash reward aur appreciation certificate deke unko sammanit kiya. Truck plywood leke Kerala se Tamil Nadu ke Thoothukudi district ja raha tha aur Kollam...
more... - Thirumangalam road pe accident hogaya. Truck driver Manikandan ki maut ho gayi. Shamugaiah aur Vadakkathiyammal ne torchlight aur red cloth se ek empty train ko accident site se pahle hi rok diya. Tamil Nadu ke CM ne unko CM relief fund se Rs 5 lakh ka financial assistance bhi announce kiya hai.