All-women crew special train was flagged off from Visakhapatnam to Rayagada on International Women's Day

An all-women crew special train was flagged off from Visakhapatnam to Rayagada by Parijata Satpathy, President East Coast Railway Women's Welfare Organization (ECoRWWO), Waltair division,  to mark the International Women's Day (IWD). Vice President of ECoRWWO Kavita Gupta, Secretary Priyanka Sridevi and other executive members of ECoRWWO also took part in the ceremony.

Waltair Division formed exclusive women's teams at Loco Sheds who are engaged in maintenance of crucial parts of Locos and also operates an exclusive women's security team, 'Meri Saheli' which takes care of women passengers on trains or at the station.

Three women who drove the goods train were loco pilot Sahana Kumari, Assistant loco pilot K.Nagamani and train manager M.Kalyanni. The four ticket checking staff were S. Ambili, G.Atchutamba, K.Santoshi Rao and D Radha.

WALKATHON

A walkathon, to mark the eve of International Women's day,  was organized under the aegis of Women's Welfare Organization led by Parijata Satpathy at RK Beach. Divisional Railway Manager Anup Satpathy, ADRM (Operations) Manoj Kumar Sahoo, Senior Divisional Personnel Officer RNA Parida, Sports Officer Praveen Bhati and other branch officers, women staff, sports women, RPF, Civil Defense personnel took part in the Walkathon.