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South Western Railway gearing to convert 300 coaches into isolation wards
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Hubballi (Karnataka) [India], Mar 31 (ANI): In a bid to increase the country's capacity for isolation facilities, the Railways is converting sleeper class coaches into isolation wards by modifying the coaches as per prototype issued by Railway Board to make them suitable to act as quarantine
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Railways ready to modify 20,000 coaches to accommodate 3.2 lakh beds for i
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): To help the government in its effort to contain the spread of coronavirus, Indian Railways said it would be prepared 20,000 coaches which can accommodate up to 3.2 lakh beds for isolation needs.
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COVID-19: More than 6500 hospital beds of Railways to be made available as
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 30 (ANI): To prevent the spread of coronavirus, Indian Railways is making an all out effort to supplement the health care efforts of the Central government. The Railways has modified passenger coaches as isolation coaches and equipped the existing Railway hospitals to
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COVID-19: DMRC donates one day's pay of its employees to PM-CARES Fund
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 30 (ANI): The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Monday decided to contribute one day's basic pay of its employees to PM-CARES Fund to combat COVID-19.
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COVID-19: Railways to supply uninterrupted coal to power plants
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 30 (ANI): East Coast Railway has decided to ensure uninterrupted supply of coal to different power houses across the country during the lockdown along with foodgrains, petroleum products and other essential commodities.
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Indian Railways employees to contribute one day salary to combat COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 30 (ANI): The Ministry of Railways has pledged to contribute one day's salary of all railway employees to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's PM-CARES Fund to combat coronavirus.
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Central Railway releases list of parcel trains that will run amid lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): The Central Railway has released a list of parcel trains carrying essential commodities that will be running amid the countrywide lockdown.
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Northern Railway prepares to combat COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 30 (ANI): As the number of COVID-19 cases in India has breached the 1000-mark, all Northern Railway workshops have geared up to curb the spread of the deadly virus by increasing the manufacturing of essential equipments and medical facilities.
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COVID-19: NF Railway starts converting train coaches into isolation wards
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): The Indian Railways is converting train coaches into isolation wards to prepare for a fight against coronavirus to meet the increasing demand for beds.
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Combating COVID-19: Eastern Railway runs 'Arjun' train for medical staff
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): A special train 'Arjun' has been started in West Bengal for the employees of health services and other staff of Indian Railways to maintain emergency services of the railway in view of coronavirus pandemic in the country.
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Railway Protection Force personnel distributes food to needy in Patna
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): Railway Protection Force personnel on Sunday distributed food to needy in Patna amid lockdown due to COVID-19.
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Coronaviru: Train coaches being prepared to be used as isolation wards in
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): To meet any emergency during the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Railways is turning some of the coaches into isolation wards to be used in an emergency.
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