12985 DEE DOUBLE DCKE

As entire world is in the grip of deadly Corona pandemic, Western Rly & IRCTC have displayed their brave commitment towards the nation & society by continuing their super endeavour of supplying food to the needy persons under Mission Food Distribution, across Maharashtra and Gujarat through IRCTC's base kitchens at Mumbai Central and Ahmedabad with the help of RPF & Commercial warriors and various NGOs, for last 27 days from 29th March, 2020.

     According to a press release, issued by Shri Ravinder Bhakar- Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Rly, community bhojan made at Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation's kitchens at Mumbai Central and Ahmedabd have  been distributed to the most helpless & needy persons in the nearby areas of Mumbai Central & Ahmedabad stations. So far, WR and IRCTC have been distributed 3.30 lakh bhojan packets to needy and poor persons in various divisions of Western Rly during last 27 days. o­n 24^th  April, 2020, Mumbai Central base kitchen of IRCTC,  prepared  4800 food packets, which were distributed by W. Rly's RPF & commercial staff  with the help of various NGOs like Salaam Mumbai , Giants Group, Nanhi Pari, Angels, Akhil Sewri Sarvajanik Ganesh Utsav Mandal, Power of Unity  & Rotary club. 3000 food packets were prepared in Ahmedabd base kitchen of IRCTC and distributed through RPF & team of  District Magistrate of Ahmedabad in nearby areas. o­n 24^thApril, 2020, total 12985 food packets have been distributed over six divisions of W. Rly.  Under DRM's benevolent fund, employees of personnel dept. of Ahmedabad,  distributed 975 food packets and 56 ration kits at different places of Ahmedabad division with the help of State Police . Shri Pavan Kumar Yadav staff of Ahmedabad division and his wife Mrs. Mamta Yadav  made 400 more cotton masks at their home and handed over to personnel department, for  distribution at Sabarmati Diesel shed colony. M/s Naaz Tours & Travels, Ahmedabad provided 25 raw food kits, each consisting of 2 kg Rice,1 kg Sugar, 250, gram  Tea leaf, 01 lit Oil, 5 kg Wheat flour, 1 kg Salt packet, 1 kg Daal, 100 gram Haldi, 100 gram Dhaniya and 100 gram Red Chilies. They also provided  25 sanitizing Kits consisting of o­ne soap bar, o­ne sanitizer, o­ne mask, o­ne pair of gloves, two paper napkins to contractual drivers at Divisional Rly Manager Office of Ahmedabad  which was distributed by Addl . Divisional Rly Manager  (Infra) Shri P. N. Shinde,. Vadodara division  distributed 1500 food packets through Akshay Patra Foundation & Jigar MSU team. 75 plates Dal Dhokli & Rice  served to the labourers at Nadiad Goods shed and poor persons in nearby area with the help of NGO Jay Manav Seva Pariwar Trust of Nadiad . 250 food packets were distributed by Bhavnagar division with the help of Ticket Checking staff at Sihor & Bhavnagar . 315 meal packets were distributed by NGOs  Jalaram Seva Trust, Sai Seva Trust & Volunteers of Reliance Industries Ltd.   210 food packets were distributed at different stations over Ratlam division. As per guidance issued by Ministry of AYUSH, to enhance the body’s natural defence & immunity system, Ayurvedic Dr. Shri Umesh Soalnki  and Homeopathic Dr. Shri Rajesh Modi from Ahmedabad Division distributed  150 Ayurvedic and 150 Homeopathic medicines to  150  employees at Diesel Shed & Sabarmati  Rly colony through which, 680 family members will be benefited.

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In order to clear extra rush of rail passengers and to enhance the passenger carrying capacity, Railways have decided to augment the following Trains on temporary basis as per the dates mentioned below-

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