Salem Division bags honors for best performance in Engineering, Commercial and Stores branches during Railway Week Celebrations

Every year, during the Railway Week Celebrations at Southern Railway Zonal Headquarters, the best performing Divisions are recognized for their excellent work in various fields of activities, such as Engineering, Commercial, Personnel, etc. 



In the year 2016-17, Salem Division has excelled in 3 important areas of activities such as Engineering, Commercial and Stores branches and has bagged the Shields for Engineering Efficiency, Best Passenger Amenities, and Stores Minor Depot at Erode. 



In a function that was hosted at Chennai yesterday (12.04.2017), Vashishta Johri, General Manager, Southern Railway, gave away the above shields to Hari Shankar Verma, DRM, Salem. Perumal Nandalal, Sr.Divisional Engineer/Co-ordination (in charge of Engineering Branch), Vijuvin, Sr Divisional Commercial Manager (in charge of Commercial Branch), and G. Sundararao, Asst. Material Manager (in charge of Stores Branch), accompanied DRM, while receiving the Shields from GM.

 

The officers who arrived at Salem Junction this morning by train, were given a rousing welcome by the Staff and Officers of Salem Division. They were garlanded and were taken in a procession up to Division Office, carrying the shields. 



Hari Shankar Verma, DRM, expressed his happiness over performance of all Branches of Salem Division, and wished them for many more achievements in the coming days. 

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