SITARAMPUR

ER’S SAFETY & MAINTENANCE WORK DURING LOCK DOWN

Kolkata, June 19, 2020:

ER has taken all out effort to undertake safety and maintenance works o­n priority during lock down period also. Taking the advantage of lock down, Engineering and  Bridge  team of ER’s  Asansol Division  completed launching of 3 nos of 21.5 m girder of Foot Overbridge (FOB) at TELWA station  in Sitarampur -Jhajha section by using Road Crane. Traffic cum Power Block was taken for the period from 14:45 hrs to 17:00 hrs o­n 19.6.2020, during Covid-19 lockdown – 5, without affecting coaching train punctuality. Sitarampur-Jhajha section is a busy section and in normal time Traffic & Power Block for such long time without affecting punctuality was not feasible.

ER ARRANGED FOOD FOR NEEDY PEOPLE

·      * RPF/ER DISTRIBUTED COOKED FOOD & FOOD GRAINS TO DESTITUTE PERSONS

Kolkata, May 2, 2020

ER continues to provide meals to needy people following the Nation-wide lock down due to outbreak of COVID-19. Food distribution is being done by ER’s RPF to destitute persons 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 every day by RPF personnel all over the jurisdiction of ER.

In this process, today (02/05/2020) cooked food (lunch) were distributed among 2760 persons at different locations in and around Kolkata like Fairlie Place, Howrah, Sealdah, Bidhannagar, Park Circus, Ballygunge, Budge Budge etc. and far away places like Ranaghat, Berhampur, Shrirampur, Rampurhat, Asansol, Kalipahari, Barakar Madhupur, Dumka etc.

Moreover, dinner for a total of 1415 persons are also being prepared o­n date and the same will be distributed among the starving people by ER’s RPF personnel at various places.

Besides, food items like Rice, Aata, Potatoes, Mustard Oil etc were also distributed by RPF among needy families near Sitarampur Railway station.