An all-women crew special train from Visakhapatnam to Rayagada was flagged off by Parijata Satpahy, president, East Coast Railway Women’s Welfare Organisation (E Co RWWO), Waltair Division, on the eve of International Women’s Day (IWD), at the railway station here on Tuesday.

• The Division formed exclusive women teams at Loco Shed, which is engaged in maintenance of crucial parts of locomotives and also operates an exclusive women security team ‘Meri Saheli’, which takes care of women passengers in trains or at station.
• Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Satpathy said that Women’s Day was the time to review the progress made and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women, who have played an extraordinary role in the history of the community and society.