PRESS RELEASE: RPF/ER PROVIDED SECURITY TO THE PASSENGERS TIRELESSLY ON 24X7 BASIS
RPF/ER PROVIDED SECURITY TO THE PASSENGERS TIRELESSLY on 24X7 BASIS
Kolkata, July 26, 2021:
1)On 20.7.2021, on receipt of information train escort officials of RPF Post/Kolkata Terminal of 03122 Ghazipur – Kolkata weekly special rescued a lady in train at Asansol Railway station and secured her to RPF West Post/Asansol. She was subsequently handed over to her mother after due verification & documentation. It could be learnt that she fled her home due to family discord.
2)On 20.7.2021, officers & staff of Howrah Division & RPF Post/Rampurhat apprehended a person and recovered 120 bottles of foreign liquor valued Rs.25,250/-, cash of Rs.5,150/- and keypad mobile phone from his possession at Rampurhat Railway station. He was handed over to GRP/Sainthia for further legal action.
3)On 21.7.2021, acting on information regarding a mentally retarded teenage boy who fled away from home, officers & staff of RPF Post/Barakar rescued the boy from 03555 Asansol – Barkakhana passenger special at Pradhankhunta Railway station. The rescued boy was handed over to his parents after proper identification & documentation.
4)On 21.7.2021, officers & staff of RPF Post/Malda rescued a minor boy while he was found loitering at Malda Town Railway station. It could be learnt that he mistakenly boarded in train at Ballia (UP) and arrived at Malda Railway station. He was handed over to Child Line, Malda on proper documentation.
5)On 20.7.2021, officers & staff of RPF Out Post/Shyamnagar rescued an unknown injured female person aged about 70 years near Shyamnagar Railway station. It could be learnt that she was knocked down by a train and sustained injury while trespassing the Railway track. Necessary assistance was rendered and subsequently she was shifted to State Hospital, Jagaddal for treatment.
Eastern Railway’s Stores Depot, Howrah Depot has earned Rs. 2.55 crores by selling 694.704 metric tonnes of permanent way scrap rail and 5500 nos. of permanent way scrap in a single e-auction on 23.7.2021.
Last year Eastern Railway has achieved scrap disposal of Rs. 304.48 crore against Railway Board’s set target of Rs. 260 crore despite all constraints due to COVID-19 pandemic.
This year also till now Eastern Railway has already achieved the scrap disposal of Rs. 67.60 crore up to 23.7.2021.
The basic objective of selling Railway scrap is to boost up Railway’s earnings. The scrap selling is a part of materials management and provides generating alternative source of earnings from non-performing assets like scrap materials.
