Bhubaneswar: Five RPF personnel from the East Coast Railway (ECoR) have been felicitated for their exemplary service during COVID-19 lockdown.
The personnel, who received commendation from the Director-General, Railway Protection Force, Railway Board, New Delhi, are Anil Kumar Singh, Inspector RPF, Puri; Praveen Kumar, Inspector RPF, Cuttack; HD Sharma, Inspector RPF, Jagadalpur; Sabita Rath, Sub-Inspector RPF, Cuttack and AK Sahoo, Constable at Naupada.
Besides doing their security duty like watching stranded rolling stocks at different places, the RPF have helped the ECoR in ensuring COVID-19 guidelines and the people in need.
They have also looked after meal-serving in Shramik Special Trains, crowd management for running Shramik Special trains and distribution of face masks to passengers and employees.
