Due to the efforts of Personnel and Finance Departments of the Khurda Road Division, all the settlement dues of late Prabhudutta Behera, former senior Goods Guard, Khurda Road, who expired on January 28 while performing duties, were cleared within 48 hours.
Behera was booked on duty from Khurda Road to Palasa on January 28. But when the goods train was about to start at Khurda Road after getting signal, the loco pilot of the train didn’t receive “All Right Signal” from the on-duty Behera. Immediately, the loco pilot of the train informed the same to the Station Master.
It was found that Behera was lying in unconscious condition in the Brake Van. Immediately information was given to Railway Hospital. Reaching the hospital, he was declared brought dead.
Divisional Railway Manager, Khurda Road, Shashi Kant Singh, provided support and guidance and ensured that there was no system setback in processing the settlement dues.
Behera was indeed handed over all the settlement papers along with Pension Pay Order (PPO) book in the Settlement function on the January 31 personally by DRM Singh.