JAIPUR: At a time when passengers trains are not running, the North Western Railway (NWR) is involved in timely transportation of essential commodities including medical equipment, foodgrains, petroleum and fertilizers.
Railway staff are working tirelessly to ensure timely delivery of goods especially essential commodities. Recently, when a child suffering from autism needed camel milk, NWR transported it from Phalana (Jodhpur) to Mumbai.
Since the time lockdown was imposed, NWR chalked out a strategy to ensure uninterrupted loading and unloading of essential commodities. “Whe a child suffering from autism needed camel milk, our officers coordinated with the operating teams and got it transported from Phalana (Jodhpur) to Mumbai,” said Abhay Sharma, chief public relations officer, NWR, on Thursday.
Till Thursday, NWR had carried 94,000 tons of foodgrains covering Rajasthan and some parts of Haryana. “On an average, nearly 140 goods trains are running daily while we are also running parcel trains to ensure we can support the government in ensuring timely delivery of medicines, medical equipment, foodgrains, petroleum and fertilisers. Apart from this, our parcel trains are also getting good response,” he added. According to data, NWR has transported nearly 7 tons of medicines, 35 tons of medical goods including soaps and sanitisers and nearly 55 tons of food materials. “Parcel trains are meant for smaller quantities of essential commodities which are booked and sent to nearby cities and towns. We are getting good response as wholesale traders are transporting their wheat flour, vegetables and fruits to various places,” said an officer.
Apart from parcel trains, NWR has been operating 140 goods trains per day on an average. “We have run 31 trains containing foodgrains, 10,000 tons of edible oil, 16,000 tons of petroleum, 16,000 tons of zinc and 5,000 tons of fertilisers,” said an officer.
Railway staff are working tirelessly to ensure timely delivery of goods especially essential commodities. Recently, when a child suffering from autism needed camel milk, NWR transported it from Phalana (Jodhpur) to Mumbai.
Since the time lockdown was imposed, NWR chalked out a strategy to ensure uninterrupted loading and unloading of essential commodities. “Whe a child suffering from autism needed camel milk, our officers coordinated with the operating teams and got it transported from Phalana (Jodhpur) to Mumbai,” said Abhay Sharma, chief public relations officer, NWR, on Thursday.
Till Thursday, NWR had carried 94,000 tons of foodgrains covering Rajasthan and some parts of Haryana. “On an average, nearly 140 goods trains are running daily while we are also running parcel trains to ensure we can support the government in ensuring timely delivery of medicines, medical equipment, foodgrains, petroleum and fertilisers. Apart from this, our parcel trains are also getting good response,” he added. According to data, NWR has transported nearly 7 tons of medicines, 35 tons of medical goods including soaps and sanitisers and nearly 55 tons of food materials. “Parcel trains are meant for smaller quantities of essential commodities which are booked and sent to nearby cities and towns. We are getting good response as wholesale traders are transporting their wheat flour, vegetables and fruits to various places,” said an officer.
Apart from parcel trains, NWR has been operating 140 goods trains per day on an average. “We have run 31 trains containing foodgrains, 10,000 tons of edible oil, 16,000 tons of petroleum, 16,000 tons of zinc and 5,000 tons of fertilisers,” said an officer.
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