3 Trains from (HLZ)HALDIA to (ASN)ASANSOL JN

CONTINUOUS SANITISATION AND CLEANLINESS DRIVE OF ER IN ALL

MAJOR STATIONS AND WORKSHOPS

Kolkata September 1, 2020:

As a precautionary measure against the spread of COVID 19, Eastern Railway is continuing intensive cleanliness and sanitisation drive at stations, tracks, yards, coaching depots, compartments of special trains, guard vans, driver cabs, seating benches in the concourse, waiting halls, door handles and differently commonly touched surfaces at stations like Howrah, Sealdah, Asansol, Malda, Kolkata Terminal, Azimganj, Rampurhat etc.

Side by side, cleanliness and sanitisation drives are o­n in all the three workshops including Kanchrapara, Liluah and Jamalpur for making the railway premises safe for staff and passengers.

This cleanliness and sanitisation drives of Eastern Railway at stations as well as in the workshops are viewed as a relentless battle against the spread of COVID 19 and to make railway premises safe for the rail users and staff.

DRM ASANSOL HOLD VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE TO DISSEMINATE DEVELOPMENTS OF ASANSOL DIVISION

Kolkata, August 28, 2020:

Shri Sumit Sarkar, Divisional Railway Manager, Eastern Railway, Asansol hold virtual press conference at DRM Building, Asansol today (28.8.2020). Speaking o­n the occasion, Shri Sarkar, highlighted different concessions & discounts given to freight traffic. He mentioned about concession in busy season surcharge, long lead concession of 15% - 20% granted to coal, iron ore and finished steel, short lead concession of 10% - 50% granted to all traffic except coal & iron ore, terminal access charge concession (50%) granted to Group-III terminal, exemption of payment of stabling charges for container and automobile traffic till 31st October, 2020, 5% & 25% discount o­n haulage charges to loaded and empty container respectively. He also pointed out about the concession to bulk/loose fly ash and industrial salt.

Shri Sarkar spoke of the steps to decrease congestion at terminals. He said that there will be no restriction o­n booking of freight to any of the goods sheds or terminals. Alternate goods shed policy launched to de-congest busy goods sheds have been introduced. He also said about the liberalisation of private freight terminal and private siding policies. Shri Sarkar said that free time relaxation granted to covered wagons, distance permission for mini rake increased from 400 km to 1500 km and 5% surcharge waived off. Lower limit relaxed to 10 wagons to target piecemeal traffic in traditional empty flow direction. Weighment from road way bridges accepted for granite traffic and export traffic to Bangladesh permitted in parcel and container. Two point unloading permitted to automobile traffic.

Shri Sakar spoke of the steps to attract smaller and train load traffic, creation of business development units for o­ne stop solution for their transportation needs.

He highlighted about various good works done by Asansol Division including hands free paddle operated water tap and soap dispensers, in house conversion of general second class coaches in isolation coaches, in-house manufacture of hospital bed & stretcher, in-house manufacture of oxygen trolleys, in-house preparation of sanitising chamber and o­n-board pneumatic sanitisation system, distribution of food & food item to needy people, creation of isolation/quarantine room, ASAN AROGYA APP as a means of hospital management information system etc.

Shri Sarkar spoke of automatic mask & sanitisation vending machine commissioned at Asansol station, mechanized laundry in Asansol, ultraviolet sanitisation chamber in Asansol, luggage sanitised dispensing machine developed by Andal Diesel Shed, remote operated trolley (COVID Express) for carrying around food, water, medicines and other items to patients housed in COVID isolation, renovated Vivekananda Park and renovated Nilkantha Park etc. Shri Sarkar informed of the solar power generation system in new building of MEMU Car Shed in electric TRS shed, Asansol and spoke of different engineering activities aiming at seamless train services.