RANCHI

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SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY

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SER CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FREE MEALS TO THE HELPLESS &

NEEDY PEOPLE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Kolkata, 3^rd September, 2020:

           South Eastern Railway has been playing a significant role to provide free meals to the poor and destitute people since the beginning of the Lockdown in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. South Eastern Railway, till 31^st August, 2020 has distributed 4,83,671 free and hygienic meals to the helpless, poor and needy people nearby and outside railway areas at its Headquarters & all over four Divisions viz. Kharagpur, Adra, Chakradharpur and Ranchi.

Out of total 4,83,671 meals, 92,880 meals have been served and distributed by Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) utilising its Base Kitchen infrastructure located in South Eastern Railway stations with the help of Commercial Department. The rest 3,90,791 free meals have been arranged for distribution by Security & other departments of South Eastern Railway. Various Associations viz. South Eastern Railway Women’s Welfare Organisation (SERWWO), SER Bharat Scouts & Guides, St. John Ambulance Brigade, Civil Defence etc. have also joined hands in this mass food distribution activity.

Foods have also been distributed through the field units of South Eastern Railway over its jurisdiction and employees are also distributing foods at their personal level or jointly to the needy and poor people. Apart from cooked meals, South Eastern Railway employees are also distributing ration packets containing rice, pulses, potatoes, o­nions, edible oil, spices, biscuits etc. 

This distribution amongst the poor and needy people has been done adopting adequate safety measures like maintaining social distancing, wearing face masks etc. to prevent the spread of Novel Corona Virus.

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दक्षिणपूर्वरेलवे

SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY

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SER UNDERTAKES HUGE TRACK MAINTENANCE WORKS DURING NATION-WIDE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Kolkata, 31^stAugust, 2020:

      In train movement, rail track constitutes the most important part of the infrastructure providing a guided path for the wheels to move and carries the huge moving loads. The rail routes of South Eastern Railway have high density of freight and passenger trains. South Eastern Railway presently has 6464.624 Track KM stretching over Kharagpur, Adra, Chakradharpur and Ranchi Divisions. A large number of Mail/Express, Passenger and Goods trains have been running over them daily. Monitoring of track is continuous activity. Section Engineers, Permanent Way Inspectors and staff of track maintenance are working round the clock despite nation-wide COVID-19 crises to keep safe, secured and well-maintained railway track. Infrastructural Civil Engineers and Section Engineers of Engineering Department have laid emphasis o­n line maintenance works and have done their best out night and day across SER’s jurisdiction. Security services are o­n patrol and Safety Inspectors are engaged in regular inspections. PWIs and Track-men are continuing to maintain proactively railway track inspite of Coronavirus threat and restrictions. The vast network of South Eastern Railway has been divided into various maintenance sections for close and thorough check up & inspections.  These lengthy and massive railway tracks are being supervised and maintained by those track-men and Section Engineers who are excellent practical men with long experience of keeping tracks in good repair. Railway tracks are being inspected o­n regular intervals to see that every section is fit for freight traffic and passenger traffic.

 In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic and country-wide health & physical precautions, South Eastern Railway has been running a number of Parcel Express Trains for uninterrupted supply of essential commodities and pharmaceuticals to reach out to the people across the country. In this situation, South Eastern Railway Track-men and Permanent Way Engineers have been engaged in track maintenance works wearing face masks and keeping social distancing to ensure the rail safety as well as smooth running of numerous freight and passenger trains.

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