Sumit Thakur, a 2010-batch officer from the Indian Railway Service of Engineers took charge as the Chief Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Western Railway at his office at Western Railways head office at Churchgate station building on Tuesday.

Thakur has worked on various important assignments pertaining to track maintenance and smooth operation of Mumbai's suburban trains, especially during monsoon season, as a senior divisional engineer (South) of Mumbai Central Division of Western Railway. His role as a senior divisional engineer (South) of Mumbai Central Division, particularly holds the distinction for ensuring suitable identification of vulnerable flooding spots over Western Railway's Mumbai suburban section and fixing them with best-customised solutions during 2018 and 2019, which was highly appreciated by the administration at different levels.