Kiosk at Nagpur railway station to sell Covid-19 safety gear

Nagpur: In a bid to beat coronavirus, the Nagpur division of Central Railway has decided to launch Covid-19 preventive kiosks at eight railway stations. A kiosk was opened on platform number 2/3 of Nagpur station on Wednesday within 24 hours of the agreement.
Senior divisional commercial manager (Sr DCM) Krishnath Patil said these kiosks will be set up as part of the non-fare revenue activity. Pune-based Medicare Solutions will set up the kiosks. This is Central Railway’s fifth innovative project to take precautions against Covid-19.
“We have identified seven more stations including Ajni, Wardha, Ballarshah, Sewagram, Dhamangaon, Betul and Chandrapur. Central Railway will earn Rs4 lakh annual fee from the party,” said Patil.
Patil informed that the firm will sell Covid-19 gears like face masks and shields, sanitizers, gloves, bedrolls, PPE kits etc at competitive prices. Bedroll will be available for Rs100-200. The kiosks will also check body temperature and oxygen level free of cost.