SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAYDELIVERED MORE THAN 16785 MT OF LIQUID MEDICAL OXYGEN (LMO) TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
दक्षिणपूर्वरेलवे
SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY
प्रेसविज्ञप्ति
PRESS RELEASE
SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAYDELIVERED MORE THAN 16785 MT OF LIQUID MEDICAL OXYGEN (LMO) TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
Kolkata, 19th June, 2021
South Eastern Railway has continuously been dispatching Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) to different parts of the country for treatment of Covid affected patients on priority. So far, SER has delivered16785.21 MT of LMO to various corners of the country by despatching229 Oxygen Special Trains from its jurisdiction.
Till noon of 19.06.2021, South Eastern Railway from its three LMO loading points viz. Tatanagar, Rourkela and Bokaro has despatched 7087 MT, 7608 MT and 2090 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) respectively tobring relief to the Covid affected patients in different parts of the country.
The Oxygen Express Trains from SER have already been despatched to Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Assam and Delhi.
As the positivity rate is down in Covid cases, the transportation of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) by rail has alsodeclined. However, South Eastern Railwayis always geared up to meet any sorts of challenges and will continue to do so.
Press Release No. 203, KARNATAKA’S FIRST KISAN RAIL TRAIN FLAGGED OFF FROM KOLAR TODAY
दक्षिणपश्चिमरेलवे/ SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY प्रेसविज्ञप्ति/ Press Release No. 203 Dt: 19.06.2021
KARNATAKA’S FIRST KISAN RAIL TRAIN FLAGGED OFF FROM KOLAR TODAY
50% Transport Cost subsidised in Kisan Rail by Union Govt
250 Tonnes Mango transported from Kolar to Delhi
Farm producers to benefit from swift transport of fruits & vegetables to destinations across the country
The first Kisan Rail Train of Karnataka, was started today in the presence of Hon’ble MP Kolar Shri S Muniswamy, Hon’ble MLA Chintamani Shri M Krishna Reddy, Divisional Railway Manager Shri Ashok Kumar Verma from Doddanatta Halt Station (Chintamani), Kolar district for Adarsh Nagar Station, Delhi. The train is carrying 250 Tonnes of Mango grown in Kolar region.
Kisan Rail Services have been started by Indian Railways in the Budget 2020-21. The primary objective of Kisan Rail Train is to increase income in the farm sector by connecting production centres to markets/consumpion centres across every corner of the country.
The Kisan Rail Trains are run on time-tabled paths and their punctuality is monitored very strictly to avoid detentions en-route. This will be helpful in swift transport of fruits, vegetables and other perishable agricultural produce across the nation.
The transportation of fruits and vegetables by Kisan Rail are granted a subsidy of 50% on the tariff chargeable, by Ministry of Food Processing and Industries, so that farmers are benefited by the same.
Kisan Rail Trains will help in transporting perishables, agri-produce such as fruits and vegetables to the markets in various places across the country. This in turn will enable farmers/producers realise better value for their products.
Shri Ashok Kumar Verma, Divisional Railway Manager, Bengaluru Division spoke and said that the transport of farm produce by train through Kisan Rail was cheaper and faster than by road. The road transport cost is about Rs 7-8 per kg whereas (with subsidy applied) the transport cost per kg by Kisan Rail is just Rs. 2.82. He said, South Western Railway aimed to run at least 1 Kisan Rail train every 2-3 days, and is committed to assist farmers transport tomatoes, onions and other seasonal products to the markets across the nation based on demand. By road the transport time to Delhi is about 3-4 days, whereas the Kisan Rail will reach by 40 hours only, he stated.
Shri S Muniswamy, Hon’ble MP of Kolar spoke on the occasion and expressed that this scheme will benefit farmers, particularly fruits and vegetable growers. He said this scheme of Ministry of Railways will benefit the farmers, fruit and vegetable producers of Kolar region. He praised the efforts of Railways, to come forward and help farmers reach their produce to the market in the difficult time of Covid19 pandemic, when they are facing difficulty to sell their produce, which are perishable items. He urged Farm Producers Organisations (FPOs) to come forward and utilise the services of Kisan Rail trains. He mentioned that Kolar is famous as the biggest producer of mangoes in Asia, and grows mangoes over 1 lakh, 44,000 acres.He appealed more farmers to make use of Kisan Rails to transport farm produce such as tomatoes, onions in the seasons of their harvest. He opined that such initiatives will help farmers double their income through gaining better market access and better price realisation for their farm produce, consequently.
Shri M Krishna Reddy, Hon’ble MLA thanked Railways for the initiative and appealed to farmers to make use of this scheme.
Considering the Covid19 pandemic, no function was planned for the flag off. It was done symbolically, duly considering all safety norms of the pandemic.
It is requested that this Press Release may kindly be published in your esteemed newspapers for kind information of the public.
