▁the ▁n ortheast ▁and ▁Am fik le ia ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁The ▁Motor way ▁ 1 ▁( A th ens ▁- ▁Lam ia ▁- ▁Th ess al on iki ) ▁passes ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁mountain . ▁The ▁classic ▁railway ▁from ▁Ath ens ▁to ▁Lam ia ▁and ▁Th ess al on iki ▁passes ▁south ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁mountain , ▁while ▁the ▁newer ▁high - speed ▁line ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁mountain ▁via ▁a ▁tunnel . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Land forms ▁of ▁Ph th iot is ▁Category : Mount ains ▁of ▁Central ▁Greece ▁Category : Land forms ▁of ▁Ph oc is <0x0A> </s> ▁M ata ▁Pr as ad ▁is ▁a ▁retired ▁Indian ▁Administr ative ▁Service ▁officer . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁Sch eduled ▁Cast es ▁and ▁Sch eduled ▁Trib es ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁I AS ▁officer . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Public ▁Service ▁Commission ▁of ▁India . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁U tt ar ▁Pr adesh ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁thus ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Sch eduled ▁C aste ▁officer ▁to ▁head ▁the ▁state ▁b ureau c racy . ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁third ▁highest ▁civil ian ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁Bh ush an , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁for ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁civil ▁service . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁a ▁scheduled ▁cas te ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁state