The journey of Railways through COVID-19 symbolizes India’s response to the crisis. Indian Railways has taken many important decisions in order to serve the passengers in this tough time.
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Here are some of the important updates:
1. A robot named ‘Rakshak’ created by Central Railways to distribute medicines
Central Railways has created a robot named ‘Rakshak’ to distribute medicines, food as well as check the temperature of the Corona infected patients at Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, Byculla, Mumbai.
See the details here:
A robot named ‘Rakshak’ has been created by Central Railway to distribute medicine, food as well as take temperature of the Corona infected patients, at Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial Hospital, Byculla, Mumbai.#IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/nu11kM96Sa
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) July 31, 2020
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2. ‘Project Utkrisht’ for enhancing the passenger experience
Northern Railway based Indian Coach Factory (ICF) rakes are being upgraded under ‘Project Utkrisht’ for enhanced passenger experience. One rake of Varanasi-Bareilly Express has been upgraded during the lockdown period despite several constraints.
A total of 11 rakes have been upgraded under this Project over NR.
Here is the tweet:
NR based ICF rakes are being upgraded under ‘Project Utkrisht’ for enhanced pessenger experience. One rake of Varanasi-Bareilly Exp has been upgraded during #CovidLockdown period despite several constraints.
A Total of 11 rakes have been upgraded under this Project over NR. pic.twitter.com/1hhS7u3qAQ
— Northern Railway (@RailwayNorthern) July 30, 2020
3. North Western Railways runs 1st electric train in Rajasthan
In a bid to reduce pollution and opt for an economically efficient method, North Western Railways ran its first electric traction passenger train between Delhi Sarai Rohilla and Ajmer.
See the tweet here:
Electrified Rajasthan: Progressing on the eco-friendly & economically efficient path, Ajmer welcomes its 1st electric passenger train. pic.twitter.com/Qa6l2T4IEE
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) July 30, 2020
4. Post-COVID coaches will be installed in trains passing through Bhopal
In order to prevent the Coronavirus, West Central Railway will install post-COVID coaches in trains passing through Bhopal. These coaches will have copper-coated handles, which will help protect passengers from infection.
Here are the details:
#COVID__19 कोरोना संक्रमण से बचाव के लिए भोपाल से गुजरने वाली ट्रेनों में लगेंगे पोस्ट कोविड कोच । @BhopalDivision @drmkota pic.twitter.com/dQrbGdawyD
— CPRO West Central Railway (@wc_railway) July 30, 2020
