Sambalpur, Jan 28: Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) on 67th Republic Day conferred MCL Special Service Award 2015 on its employee who had developed the brakes for Chariots of Trinity during Rathyatra.
Ashwani Mishra, Foreman In-charge (Excavation) of Lajkura Project of MCL Ashwini Mishra was presented the award by CMD Anil Kumar Jha on the occasion of the Republic Day.
Mishra has been designing and installing the brakes on the three chariots of Lord Balbhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath.
`He also installed the brake during the Nabakalebar festival last year.
Notably, MCL Special Service Award is given to an employee of the company by the CMD on the Republic Day in recognition of services rendered by him/ her during the calendar year.