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www.er.indianrailways.gov.in- 2020-05-30
SHRAMIK SPECIAL TRAINS ARE ARRIVING AT ER STATIONS TO FACILITATE HOME RETURN OF MIGRANT WORKERS Kolkata, May 30 2020: Railways running Shramik Special trains in different directions since 1st May, 2020 to facilitate home return of migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other passengers stranded at different places across the country due to Nationwide lock down in the wake of Covid-19. Railways in co-ordination with State Governments have taken initiatives for smooth operation of these huge number of Shramik Special trains. In ER system, till 29.5.2020, as many as 132 Shramik Special trains have been terminated. Among these, 2 Shramik Special trains terminated at Dankuni station, 3 at Berhampore Court station, 7 at Howrah station, 1 at Bandel station, 1 at Krishnanagar Jn. station, 22 at Malda Town station, 1 at Durgapur station, 1 at Barddhaman station, 1 at Kolkata station, 53 at Bhagalpur station, 13 at Banka station, 1 at Munger station and 26 at Jasidih station. Eastern Railway in association with IRCTC, State Government and different voluntary organizations also patronizing all migrant passengers at various stations in ER jurisdiction with food and water. Everywhere in ER standard health protocols such as maintenance of social distancing, sanitization, thermal screening etc are being followed scrupulously. 2
www.er.indianrailways.gov.in- 2020-05-25
ER’S ENDEAVOUR TO REDUCE THE IMBALANCE ARISEN DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC •ER Continuing 24x7 Freight Services to Maintain Supply Chain of Essential Commodities •Shramik Special trains run by Railways for Homecoming of Migrant Workers are Arriving Daily at ER stations •ER’s RPF Distributing Food Among Needy People Kolkata, May 25, 2020: Eastern Railway has put all-out effort to reduce the all-round imbalance created following the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Freight services and Parcel Express trains are being run continuously by ER to maintain the supply of consumables, medicine, medical equipment, and necessary inputs for production process. ER has also shouldered the social responsibility of providing square meal to the destitute during COVID-19 lock down. ER’s RPF is distributing cooked food and food items on daily basis among needy people at different areas over ER jurisdiction. Shramik Special trains run by Railways for homecoming of migrant workers are reaching at or passing through ER stations every day. The migrants are catered with food& water on board and on arrival of Shramik Special at stations the de-boarded migrants are being attended by the ER’s RPF and other officials to help them in returning home in co-ordination with the concerned State Government. ER’s Unabated Freight Service: ER is running freight trains on 24x7 basis to maintain the supply of essential commodities. ER has run a total of 219 freight trains on 24.5.2020. Among thesea total of 131 rakes were run transporting essential commodities and industrial inputs viz rice, wheat, fertilizer, cement, stone, coal & minerals, steel etc. Besides, 88 empty rakes were dispatched to different operating points to facilitate loading of essential commodities. Parcel Express trains: Parcel Express trains are being run by ER in different routes for speedy transport of essential commodities during lock down period. ER has run Jamalpur - Howrah and Howrah - Guwahati Parcel Express trains on 24.5.2020 transporting commodities like medicine, medical equipment, Ghee, mask, fruits, fish etc Shramik Special trains for homecoming of migrant workers: A good number of Shramik Special trains were arrived at ER stations on 24.5.2020.Two Shramik Special trains from Delhi, one from Cuddapah & one from Gaziabad arrived at Bhagalpur station, one Shramik Special train from Surat arrived at Munger station and one Shramik Special train from Borivali arrived at Jasidih station of ER on 24.5.2020.Everywhere ER’s RPF and other officials were present to attend the migrant workers arrived by those trains. Besides , 12 different Shramik Special trains from New Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai , Lokmanya Tilak Terminal etc had arrived at Asansol Station on 24.05.2020. All of them were destined for different stations of West Bengal, Jharkhand , Biharetc. one Shramik Special also stooped at Dankuni. A few passengers were de-boarded at these stations under supervision of RPF Personnel complying social distancing norms and use of mask by de-boarded passengers were made mandatory. Thermal scanning and medical checkup were ensured at station. Food packets and water bottles were distributed among all the passengers. Migrant workers expressed their gratification with the arrangement made by Railways. Passengers of two Shramik Special trains while stopped enroute at Malda Town station were also provided with food, drinking water etc by the Railways. ER arranged food for needy people: ER is continuing the endeavour towards arranging food for needy people to ease off their livelihood during lock down period. ER’s RPF is distributing food provided by RPF Staff / IRCTC and NGOs among destitute persons at different places in ER jurisdiction. In this process, on 24.5.2020, ER’s RPF distributed cooked food (lunch / dinner) among a total of 2220 persons.
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