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ACTS OF KINDNESS BY IRCTC IN DIFFICULT TIMES ARE A BEACON OF  HOPE...MISSION FOOD DISTRIBUTION & AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS CONTINUED OVER WR

    Western Railway and IRCTC are providing their valuable servicesto needy persons continuously during this toughest time of COVID 19 pandemic. Distributionoffood packets is under way to the needy, poor and homeless people, with the help ofcommercial staff /RPF and several NGOs. Community Bhojan made at the IRCTC base kitchen at Mumbai Central, has been prepared & distributed to the most helpless in their darkest hour. In this regard interactions were held o­n 8^th April, 2020 by Shri G.V.L. Satya Kumar- Divisional Rly Manager of Mumbai Central, with IRCTC officials at Mumbai Central base kitchen. DRM Shri Kumar inspected all activities at base kitchen & appreciatedkind efforts of IRCTC. Salam Mumbai Foundation has offered thanks to IRCTC for allowing them to be a part of this social initiative.

According to press release issued by Shri Ravinder Bhakar - Chief Public Relations Officer, Western Railway, IRCTC has continued its pursuance to serve the society in these difficult times of COVID 19 pandemic. IRCTC West Zone served 5300 meals from its Base Kitchen at Mumbai Central to NGO's spread over South and Central Mumbai like the Giants Group, Salaam Bombay, Terapanth Yuvak Parishad etc. Even BMC has come forward to provide assistance to IRCTC for a accomplishing this task.

In addition to this,on 8th April, 2020 under Mission Food Distribution, Ahmedabad division distributed 5320food packetsthrough RPF -Ahmedabad& team of District Magistrate of Ahmedabad. Till date Ahmedabad division has distributed 43225 food packets with the help of RPF and commercial staff.206 food packets received from commercial staff and NGOs M/s. Jalaram Seva Trust, M/s. Balaji Trust & Reliance Indistries Ltdwere distributed by Rajkotdivision. Vadodara division supplied 205 food packets in areas near station. 320 food packets and Ration kits received from commercial staff and NGOs were distributedat Junagadh, Botad, Veraval, Bhavnagar and Porbandar stations by Bhavnagar division. Vadodaradivision distributed 205 food packets. WRly RPF distributed 895 food packets from its own recourses. Furthermore, RPF /WR procured total 21462 three layered masks and 6090 gloves for better safety from virus. Thermal checkingwas undertaken at 28 locations over WRly by RPF/WR.

As a part of the o­ngoing COVID-19 awareness campaign program for 1500 families, Western Railway Women's Welfare Organisation (WRWWO) Vadodara Division in the 3rd phase, has covered more than 1000 families residing in Vadodara Yard Railway Colony. In the awareness campaign held recently, the importance of staying at home during the lockdown period, maintaining social distancing while going out to get essential supplies, washing hands with soap and water for 20 seconds was emphasised and pamphlets and soaps were distributed to the residentsDuring the awareness campaign Western Rly Welfare department along with RPF personnel accompanied Health Inspectorand Staff did a commendable job in contributing their services in carrying out the Western Railway Women's Welfare Organisation (WRWWO) awareness campaign activities smoothly and effectively. To recognise the service rendered by lady employees attending duty as part of staff deployed to run essential freight services of Indian Railways, Western Railway Women's Welfare Organisation (WRWWO)- Vadodara Division will honour 18 such lady employees with a certificate of appreciation and cash award of Rs 2000 each and Rs 10000 to lady Welfare Inspector Smt Geetha Nair for going beyond her call of duty and displaying exemplary courage amidst adversities faced due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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ABOUT 60 THOUSAND MEALS DISTRIBUTED TO  NEEDY PERSONS IN LAST 9 DAYS BY IRCTC OVER WESTERN RLY IN MISSION FOOD DISTRIBUTION

IRCTC has prepared & distributed more than 60 thousand meals to needy persons in areas atMumbai Central & Ahmedabad station over Western Rly in last 9 days i.e from 29th March to 6th April, 2020.Community Bhojan has been prepared by various base kitchens of IRCTC andbeingdistributed among backward and needy people in nearby areas of Mumbai Central andAhmedabadstations. Sincelast 9 days,IRCTC employees are moving towards their goal of‘No o­ne Sleeps Hungry’ , without fear of any difficulties.In order to make the efforts of IRCTC successful, Railway Protection Force &Commercial Departments of Western Rly, as well as BMC have also stepped in to match withevery steps. 43563 meals were prepared at Mumbai Central base kitchen and 16437 at Ahmedabad base kitchen during last 9 days.

According to a press release issued by Shri Ravinder Bhakar- Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway,WR too o­n its part is making all efforts to reach out to the needy persons and provide all assistance wherever possible during COVID 19 pandemic situation. Western Railway o­n its own have supplied 31146 meals packets during last 9 days. Bhavnagar unit of Western Railway Women's Welfare Organisationdistributed 150 food packets and Ration kits to needy and poor persons near Bhavnagar station.In addition to this, Ahmedabad division distributed 3285 food packets among poor and needy people of the areas near various railway stations. 2700 food packets received from commercial staff and NGO M/s. Sukrit logistics were distributed by Vadodara division. Rajkot division supplied 217 food packets in nearby station area. 210food packets and Ration kits received from commercial staff and NGOs were distributedat Botad, Veraval and Sihorstations by Bhavnagar division.. Ratlam division distributed 350 food packets near station area. In addition to this Rotary club of Umargam distributed face masks to station master and other o­n duty Rly staff at Umargam station & RPF at DahanuRoad station. 1500 homemade masks were given to RPF Mumbai Division . M/s Blalaji Enterprise donated masks to RPF staff atBhayandar Rly station.

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