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              ER DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 1.13 LAKHS MEALS TO NEEDY PEOPLE

 

Kolkata, April 30, 2020:

           Eastern Railway has taken initiatives to distribute cooked food and other food items among the needy people to ease off their livelihood during lock down period. RPF in association with other staff of ER distributed food among the destitute persons at different places over ER network.

            Food prepared by RPF, IRCTC and NGOs distributed by ER’s RPF among the needy people at different stations/places. During the month of April 2020, RPF of Eastern Railwaydistributedmeals among the 1,13,295 destitute persons at nearby places of Kolkata & Howrah as well as faraway places viz Liluah, Bamangachi, Seoraphuli, Srirampur, Nabadwipdham, Nalhati, Rampurhat, Mogra, Sealdah, Park Circus, Bidhannagar, Ballygunge, Budge Budge, Ranaghat, Cossimbazar, Krishnanagar, Barrackpore, Kanchrapara, Barasat,Sonarpur, Kolkata, Naihati, Krishnapur, Berhampore Court, Asansol, Jsasidih, Madhupur, Barakar, Panagarh, Siuri, Dumka, Kalipahari, Sitarampur, Jamtara, Andal. Durgapur, Chittaranjan, Giridih, Malda, New Farakka, Jamalpur Railway stations in ER and Kalighat, Belgachhia, Central,Noapara Metro Railway stations and also at Eastern Railway Headquarters, Fairlie Place area.

Besides, ER RPF has also distributed 5,573 packets of Food grains to the needy people at different places during 1 to 30 April 2020.

      Apart from this, ER employees and volunteers of Scouts & Guides etc have also distributed food grains, potatoes, biscuits, fruits and other food items among the destitute at different places.

Everywhere social distancing and all other hygienic stipulations have been maintained. ER’s endeavour of arranging food for the needy people will be continuing till the crisis situation is over.

 

                                                                              
 With a composition of Five High Capacity Parcel Vans and 1 Luggage cum Brake Van, Train No.00661 Salem - Dimapur Parcel Cargo Express Special Train will leave Salem Jn at 08.00 hrs o­n 30th April with stoppings at :- Karuppur (Dep 08.20 hrs) Jolarpettai (Dep 10.30 hrs) Katpadi (Dep 12.00 hrs) Renigunta (14.45 hrs) Nellore (Dep 17.20 hrs) Vijayawada (Dep 22.00 hrs) Rajamundry (Dep 00.35 hrs) Duvvada (Dep 04.05 hrs) Visakhapatnam (Dep 05.15 hrs) Vizianagaram (Dep 06.40 hrs) Palasa (Dep 09.10 hrs) Khurdha Road (Dep 13.00 hrs) Bhubhaneswar (Dep 13.55 hrs) Bhadrakh (Dep 16.35 hrs) Bankura (Dep 21.30 hrs) Asansol (Dep 00.05 hrs) Durgapur (Dep 01.10 hrs) Rampur Hat (Dep 04.30 hrs) Malda Town (Dep 08.00 hrs) New Jalpaiguri (Dep 12.45 hrs) Kokrajhar (Dep 18.45 hrs) New Bangaigoan (Dep 19.50 hrs) Guwahati (Dep 00.10 hrs) and reach Dimapur at 06.30 hrs o­n 3rd May 2020. In the return direction, Train No.00662 Dimapur – Salem Parcel Cargo Express Special train will leave Dimapur at 05.00 hrs o­n 4th May 2020 with stoppings at Guwahati (Dep 11.10 hrs) New Bangaigoan (Dep 15.10 hrs) Kokhrajar (Dep 16.30 hrs) New Jalpaiguri (Dep 22.15 hrs) Malda Town (Dep 01.15 hrs) Rampur Hat (Dep 06.40 hrs) Durgapur (Dep 10.00 hrs) Asansol (Dep 11.10 hrs) Bankura (Dep 13.45 hrs) Bhadrakh (Dep 18.50 hrs) Bhubaneswar (Dep 21.40 hrs) Khurdha Road (Dep 22.35 hrs) Palasa (Dep 02.25 hrs) Vizianagaram (Dep 05.10 hrs) Visakhapatnam (Dep 06.25 hrs) Duvvada (Dep 07.10 hrs)  Rajamundry (Dep 10.50 hrs) Vijayawada (Dep 13.25 hrs) Nellore (Dep 18.05 hrs) Renigunta (20.35 hrs) Katpadi (Dep 23.20 hrs) Jolarpettai (Dep 01.10 hrs) Karuppur (Dep 03.20 hrs) and reach Salem Jn at 03.30 hrs o­n 7th May 2020 Booking of parcels are openPersons wanting to book parcels can call Southern Railway’s 24x7 helpline SETU for guidance and assistance at  +91-9025342449