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Some accidents in your life not just only change the way you live but it also makes you stronger from inside. In a similar story of Monika More who lost both her hands in a Rail accident in Mumbai, is now working to create awareness between passengers to ensure their safety.

Two years back she slipped into a gap between women’s compartment and platform. She was immediately taken to KEM hospital but sadly her arms were too mutilated for surgical reattachment. Thereafter, she spent 6 months into rehabilitation in the hospital itself. During this period she was also gifted electronic prosthetic hands by a German company that allow her to eat with specially made spoons, write and use her laptop.

Greater Mumbai’s municipal corporation also gave a compensation of 23 lakhs of rupees.

Later she was invited by Central Railway officials at CST station to discuss about the awareness programme, how to improve quality of service and to address problems of passengers in local train.

She also submitted her own proposal regarding platform heights and frequency of train with guarantee of seats for physically disabled people.

Currently her aim is to make people aware about safety and precautions while boarding and travelling on train. Monika’s father says that since she is a survivor, therefore people are in general more receptive towards her.