Waltair Division Continues its Efforts For Prevention of COVID-19 Supply Essential Commodities Vizagvision…

Waltair Division Continues its Efforts For Prevention of COVID-19 Supply Essential Commodities Vizagvision…Waltair Division rope up with its commitment to continue the supply chain to entire country. At the moment when the entire Nation is Lock Down due to pandemic COVID-19, the unsung heroes of Railways working round the clock to carry the essential commodities to various parts of the country. Waltair Division authorities took all possible steps to keep on the movement of goods trains with its dedicated work force. Keeping in view of the necessity of the situation, as rightly said life line of Nation, the freight movement continued with all possible precautions. Excepting the essential staff who require for trains operations, all the employees were cautioned to remain at home to stay safe, health & sanitation measures were adopted and quarantine & isolation facility readied to meet emergency.
Waltair Division is running 120 freight trains per day
Important commodities like Coal , Iron & steel, Containers, essential commodities etc being given top priority
The committed efforts with observance of social distance being carried to cope up the crisis. All passenger and express trains are cancelled till 14th April-2020.
For the quarantine facility as required by the Civil administration Two dedicated rakes of 22 Sleeper class coaches placed at Visakhapatnam railway station
Two coaches will be prepared for isolation wards to be available with all medical facilities
45 outsourcing staff and employees who reached city with empty rakes of AP express have been placed under quarantine in Railway premises and free supply of food & essentials ensured
A dedicated parcel luggage trains are also planned for speed movement of essential commodities to various parts of the country