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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.

WHEELS OF ER’S PARCEL EXPRESS TRAINS ARE ROLLING FOR SENDING COMMODITIES :

COME FORWARD, BOOKING IS AVAILABLE

Kolkata,April14, 2020:

In an endeavour to maintain the supply of essential commodities to different parts of the country, Eastern Railway is running parcel express trains in seven different routes viz. Sealdah - Guwahati –Sealdah, Howrah-Guwahati-Howrah, Sealdah- Malda Town – Sealdah, Howrah-Jamalpur-Howrah, Howrah-New Delhi-Howrah, Sealdah-New Delhi-Sealdah and Howrah- Mumbai CSMT-Howrah.

Few more dates in the schedule of these parcel express trains are available for booking towards transport of commodities, which are as follows:

i)Sealdah- Guwahati- Sealdah(via Malda Town- New Jalpaiguri) Parcel Express train will start from Sealdah at 19:15 hrs o­n 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25 Apriland from Guwahati at 09:00 hrs. o­n 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25 & 27 April, 2020. This Parcel Express train will have stoppages at Barddhaman, Malda Town, New Jalpaiguri, New Cooch Behar, New Alipurdurar & New Bongaigaon Jn enroute.

ii)Howrah- Guwahati- Howrah(via Malda Town- New Jalpaiguri) Parcel Express train will start from Howrah at 18:30 hrs o­n 15, 17, 19, 22, 24 Apriland from Guwahati at 09:00 hrs. o­n 17, 19, 21, 24, 26 April, 2020. This Parcel Express train will have stoppages at Shrirampur, Seoraphuli, Bandel, Barddhaman, Bolpur Shatiniketan, Rampurhat, Malda Town, New Jalpaiguri, New Cooch Behar, New Alipurdurar & New Bongaigaon Jn enroute.

iii)Sealdah- Malda Town- Sealdah(via Barddhaman) Parcel Express train will start from Sealdah at 23:00 hrs daily till 25 Apriland from Malda Town at 16:00 hrs. daily till 26 April, 2020. This Parcel Express train will have stoppages at Naihati, Barddhaman, Rampurhat, Murarai & New Farakka enroute.

iv)Howrah- Jamalpur- Howrah (via Barddhaman - Barharwa) Parcel Express train will start from Howrah at 12:00 hrs daily till 25 Apriland from Jamalpur at 09:00 hrs. daily till 26 April, 2020. This Parcel Express train will have stoppages at Barddhaman, Rampurhat, Barharwa Jn, Sahibganj & Bhagalpur enroute.

v)Howrah- New Delhi- Howrah (via Dhanbad- Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn ) Parcel Express train will start from Howrah at 08:15hrs o­n 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25 Apriland from New Delhiat 16:45 hrs. o­n15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27 April, 2020. This Parcel Express train will have stoppages at Barddhaman, Asansol, Dhanbad, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Prayagraj Jn andKanpur Central enroute.

vi)Sealdah- New Delhi- Sealdah (via Dhanbad- Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn ) Parcel Express train will start from Sealdah at 07:40hrs o­n 15, 17, 19, 22, 24 Apriland from New Delhiat 16:45 hrs. o­n17, 19, 21, 24, 26 April, 2020. This Parcel Express train will have stoppages at Barddhaman, Asansol, Dhanbad, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Prayagraj Jn andKanpur Central enroute.

vii)Howrah- Mumbai CSMT - Howrah (via Asansol- Patna - Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn ) Parcel Express train will start from Howrah at 21:00hrs o­n 16, 21, 23 Apriland from Mumbai CSMTat 06:00 hrs. o­n 18, 20, 25, 27 April, 2020. This Parcel Express train will have stoppages at Shrirampur, Bandel, Barddhaman, Durgapur, Asansol, Madhupur, Jasidih, Patna, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Varanasi Jn, Prayagraj Jn, Katni Jn, Jabalpur, ItarsiandManmad Jnenroute.

Interested customers may please contact : Howrah- 9002022962 , Sealdah- 9002021964 , Asansol- 9002023962 , Malda & Jamalpur- 9002024961 , Headquarters- 9002020971 and CPLI/Howrah- 9002022975, CS/Parcel/Sealdah-9002071957 for booking of their consignment o­n these routes.