NALHATI JN

              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.

                      DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AMONG STARVING PEOPLE BY RPF/ER

Kolkata, April 14, 2020:

Railway Protection Force (RPF) of ER is rendering benevolent service by distributing food among the thousands of starving people every day since imposition of lockdown in the country in the wake of COVID-19. The food is being prepared by RPF, IRCTC & NGO and the same is being distributed every day by RPF personnel all over the jurisdiction of ER.

In this sequel, today (14.4.2020) cooked food (lunch) were distributed among 2969 persons at different locations in and around Kolkata like Fairlie Place, Howrah, Sealdah, Bidhannagar, Park Circus, Ballygunge, Budge Budge etc. and far-off places like Ranaghat, Nalhati, Seoraphuli, Nabadwip Dham, Durgapur, Siuri, Malda, Asansol, Sitarampur, Madhupur, Jasidih and Dumka. Out of this large quantity of food, RPF/RPSF/NGO prepared food for 1844 persons and the rest food for 1125 persons were prepared by IRCTC.

Similarly, dinner for a total of 1280 persons are also being prepared o­n date and the same will be distributed among the starving people by RPF personnel at various places. Out of this, food for 330 persons will be prepared by RPF/RPSF/NGO & the rest food for 950 persons will be contributed by IRCTC.