Beliaghata Road

EFFORT OF ER’S SEALDAH DIVISION TO MAINTAIN SAFETY OF FIELD STAFF PERFORMING DUTY TO RUN FREIGHT SERVICES

Kolkata, April 18, 2020:

Eastern Railway continuing relentless effort to augment infrastructure to prevent spread of COVID-19 as well as maintaining 24x7 freight & parcel services during lockdown period.

Sealdah Division is doing every bit to contribute to ER’s endeavour of running freight & parcel services for maintaining supply of essential commodities at different areas. The staff at Sealdah Division, Eastern Railway are toiling day and night for maintaining 24x7 freight services. Field staff in Sealdah Division are also provided with medical facilities including daily thermal screening, protective equipment such as sanitizers, masks etc . Those are also being prepared by the division o­n a large scale to obtain self-sufficiency.DRM/Sealdah along with branch officers are also visiting the field staff who are rendering valuable service to maintain the freight services during lockdown period ,enquiring about their well-being and counseling them about the precautionary measures to be followed.

Sealdah Division of Eastern Railway is putting all its possible resources to adopt preventive measures while maintaining the supply line through freight movement, a brief description of which is as follows:

•Proper steps have been taken for sanitization of work place as well as coaches.

•Beliaghata Diesel Shed Laboratory of Sealdah Division has also produced and distributed 800 litres (3500 bottles) of professional quality in-house Sanitiser

•About 14200 face masks have been produced till now.

•Staff are regularly being counseled to maintain social distancing as well as adopt other precautionary methods while rendering essential services.

•As an additional measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19, staff performing duties are also thermally screened o­n a day to day basis.

•Aarogya Setu Mobile Application was launched o­n 2nd April, 2020 by Government of India to connect essential health services with the people of India in combating COVID-19. About 18772 staff out of 22907 staff of Sealdah Division and their 19446 family members have installed the app and are actively using it.

Besides, Sealdah division has taken up the welfare measures like distribution of meals and essential commodities to the local needy people o­n a day to day basis. The meals are cooked at IRCTC base kitchen Sealdah. Volunteers of Scouts & Guides and several NGOs have also joined hands. RPF in association with other staff distributing meals to the needy people at different places of Kolkata and other districts within the ER network.