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ER’SRPF DISTRIBUTED FOOD AMONG NEEDY PEOPLE

Kolkata, May 27, 2020:

RPF/ER continues to provide cooked meals to needy people following the Nation-wide lock down due to spread of COVID-19. Food distribution is being done to poor & destitute and whoever else comes in search of food at and near the Railway stations everyday. The food is being prepared by RPF/NGO & IRCTC and the same is being distributed daily by RPF personnel at different places over jurisdiction of ER.

In this process, today (27.5.2020) cooked food (lunch) were distributed among 1410 persons at different locations over ER jurisdiction. Moreover, dinner for 150 persons is also being prepared o­n date and the same will be distributed among the needy people by RPF personnel at various places. Out of this large quantity of food, RPF/NGOs prepared food for 760 persons and the rest food for 800 persons were prepared by IRCTC.

ER’S FREIGHT TRAINS CARRYING ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES TO DIFFERENT AREAS

Kolkata, May 27, 2020:

Eastern Railway is running freight trains as well as Parcel Express trains o­n round the clock basis to maintain supply of essential commodities at different corners of the country during lock down period.Freight trains carrying food grains, sugar, fertiliser, cement, stone, petroleum products, coal etc are reaching at different areas to cater to the demand of essential commodities, consumables and other inputs.

ER has run a total of 225 freight trains o­n 26.5.2020.The detail of which is as follows:

Ash – 2 Rakes

Automobile – 1 Rake

Ballast – 1 Rake

Cement – 14 Rakes

Clinker – 5 Rakes

Container – 18 Rakes

Coal and Mineral – 47 Rakes

Fertiliser – 9 Rakes

POL product -1 Rake

Foodgrain & Rice – 12 Rakes

Steel – 7Rakes

Sugar – 1 Rake

Slag – 2 Rakes

Stone – 2 Rakes

Tar -1 Rake

Wheat – 2 Rakes

Parcel – 10 Rakes

Besides, 90 Empty Rakes were dispatched to different freight operating points for loading of essential commodities.

Everywhere health & hygiene of field staff are well taken care of keeping in view the basic guidelines of social distancing and other precautionary measures. Water, soap & sanitizer are affluently available in all working points. Proper sanitisation is also being done wherever required.