12162 LASHKAR EXPRESS

 To ensure an uninterrupted and seamless supply chain of goods and essential commodities in the wake of COVID-19, Indian Railways is running parcel trains for nationwide transportation of goods, essential commodities including Medical supplies & Medical equipment.

During the Lockdown SWR has moved 1160 Parcels weighing 12162 Kg of medical supplies and medical equipment to different parts of the country ensuring availability of critical care medical items during the lockdown.Parcels with Medicines and Medical equipment were moved from Bengaluru to Howrah, Bhubaneswar, New Delhi, Dimapur (Nagaland) and Jaipur maintaining availability of medicines that are emergency items in the wake of Covid-19.

In a significant move today o­ne of the E-Commerce companies has sent its first consignment of 2.7 Tonnes through parcel service from Bengaluru to Howrah.Others E-commerce companies are expected to make use of the timetabled parcel service to send their parcels to different parts of the country in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic.

While freight trains ensure bulk transportation of food grains, edible oil, salt, sugar, coal, cement, milk vegetables and fruits etc, to different parts of the country Parcel trains ensure movement of various items that are comparatively of smaller quantities.

The availability of these parcel trains is critical as railways remain the fastest mode of interstate transportation for such goods and to face the Covid-19 Pandemic the world is facing.