NAGPUR: The Maha Metro MD Dr Brijesh Dixit has been conferred with the prestigious Distinguished Alumnus Award by the National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR), Vadodara, at an event held at Vadodara on 31st January 2023. NAIR is apex Training Academy of Indian Railways where all the Railway Officers undergo initial training at the time of appointment and it conducts various in-service training programmes also. Every year on 31st January NAIR celebrates its Foundation Day wherein one of its outstanding Alumnus is conferred with Distinguished Alumnus Award. This year Dr Dixit has been selected for the Distinguished Alumnus Award for his illustrious career in Indian Railways and also for outstanding contributions in the areas of efficient implementation of large scale Urban Transport Projects like Nagpur Metro, Pune Metro and Navi Mumbai Metro. It needs to be mentioned here that Dr Dixit has been felicitated and honoured on multiple occasions. He was felicitated at 4th World Record Holders’ Meet held at New Delhi for being chosen in top 100 record holders for excellence in world stage 2022 by Asia Book of Records & India Book of Records. Geospatial World – a prominent media platform with diverse activities – had conferred `Excellence Award for Metro Project’ on Maha Metro Nagpur recently. Dr Dixit was also conferred with the prestigious `Special Lifetime Achievement Award' at an event held at Andheri East, Mumbai. The award was presented to him by Indian Institution of Bridge Engineers (IIBE) for his selfless and tireless efforts in the field of infrastructure development in the country. Dr Dixit was accorded civic reception by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) in March last year. MD was felicitated at the hands of Union Highways Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari and City Mayor Shri Daya Shankar Tiwari. Dr Dixit was presented with memento in the ceremony.