PANAGARH

FIRST RAKE FOR FERTILIZER OF ER LOADED FROM M/S. MATIX UREA MANUFACTURING UNIT, PANAGARH TODAY

Kolkata, September 19, 2021:

During the lockdown period when passenger & local train services are suspended, Eastern Railway continues to run freight trains to maintain the backend supply chain of the country.

Further, The Business Development Units (BDUs), as created both at the Headquarters level and at the Divisional levels, are operated throughout Eastern Railway and they are leaving no stone unturned for attracting new traffic and increasing the rail share in the existing stream of traffic. They are constantly interacting with the industries and facilitating them for carrying the consignment by rail. The interested industries are contacting the BDUs in their area to get o­ne stop solution for their transportation needs. Basic objective of all these is to bring ease in transportation of freight traffic through rail. Due to active endeavour andpersistent & proactive marketing, Eastern Railway has managed to load first rake for fertilizer from M/s. Matix Urea Manufacturing Unit, Panagarh.The 1st rake with the load of 1215 Tonnes of urea will be destined for Sasaram under East Central Railway. This is a historic day for Asansol Division in particular and Eastern Railway as a whole.

The plant at Panagarh is a Urea manufacturing unit of M/sMatix Fertilizers & Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. Co., which was established in 1.10.2017. The annual capacity of this plant at Panagarh is 1.27 million tonne per annum. The siding of this plant was notified This is a historic day for Asansol Division in particular and Eastern Railway as a whole production of ammonia started from 5.8.2021 and urea production from 9.9.2021.

RPF/ER PROVIDES SECURITY TO THE PASSENGERS TIRELESSLY o­n 24X7 BASIS

 Kolkata, August 3, 2021:

1)On 1.8.2021, acting o­n a reliable source, a joint team of officers & staff of RPF/Howrah Division and GRP/Howrah arrested four persons from the premises of Howrah Railway station with deadly weapons from their possession. They assembled at Howrah station to commit dacoity in local/express trains.

 2)On 1.8.2021, officers & staff of RPF Post/Jasidih rescued a teenage boy while he was found loitering at Jasidih Railway station. He was handed over to his parents after due identification and documentation. The rescued boy fled away from home due to fear of education.

 3)On 1.8.2021, acting o­n information of Dy. Station Master/Panagarh, officers & staff of RPF Post/Panagarh rescued an injured male person from the Railway premises near Panagarh Railway station. It could be learnt that he sustained bleeding injury o­n being knocked down by an unknown train while trespassing the Railway track. Necessary assistance was rendered and he was subsequently shifted to the Block Hospital, Kanksa for treatment.

 4)On 1.8.2021, acting o­n a tip-off, officers & staff of RPF West Post/Asansol & Taskforce of Asansol Division apprehended three persons at Asansol Railway station and recovered two bags containing 41 bottles of foreign liquor worth of Rs.28,450/- from their possession. The recovered liquor was secured to RPF Post for further handing over to Excise Department.

 5)On 1.8.2021, o­n duty staff of RPF Post/Ballygunge has recovered an unclaimed mobile phone valued Rs.17,000/- from the Railway premises near Dhakuria Railway station and secured to RPF Post. The recovered mobile phone was handed over to its owner after due verification & documentation.