In the first week of the 21-day nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus outbreak in the country, the Indian Railways has transported over 4 lakh wagons of essential items to meet the demands, officials said. Railways ran uninterrupted freight trains operations to ensure the availability of essential commodities throughout the country, a senior Railway Ministry official said.
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- The railways transported over 4 lakh wagons of essential items from March 24 to April 2, the official said.
- Of these, Over 2.23 lakh wagons carried essential commodities like food grains, salt, sugar, milk, edible oil, onions, fruits and vegetables, etc.
- Railways staff are working at various goods sheds, stations and control offices to ensure that the supply of essential items does not get affected, the official said.
- The national transporter has suspended the services of all passenger, mail and express trains to break the chain of transmission of coronavirus (Covid-19) till April 14.
- Only freight & special parcel trains are running to ensure the supply of essential items across the country.
- Also, the railways has suspended production at its workshops and other production units.
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