Mangaluru North MLA B.A. Moiddin Bava on Monday felicitated Frank Fernandes, a farmer in Pachchanadi, for saving hundreds of train passengers.
Mr. Bava handed over a cheque for Rs. 5,000 to Mr. Fernandes and promised to recommend his name for the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award.
Mr. Fernandes on Saturday morning noticed a weld failure on a railway track near his residence and alerted the Mangalru-Madgaon Intercity Express loco pilot with a ‘Ratha Pushpa’ about the impending danger.
Reduced speed
The Railway authorities thereafter operated trains at a reduced speed on the stretch before repairing it by Saturday evening.
Published - August 05, 2015 12:00 am IST