Railway Ministry deploys 4,000 isolation coaches amid surge in COVID-19 cases ANI | Updated: Apr 28, 2021 23:16 IST
By Nishant Ketu
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Contributing to the efforts in the fight against COVID-19, the Railway Ministry has deployed nearly 4,000 isolation coaches with almost 64,000 beds.
Northern Railway PRO Kultar Singh said on Wednesday that Indian Railways is fully prepared to provide any kind of support in the fight against COVID-19. We have prepared nearly 4000 isolation coaches in which 64,000 beds are ready for utilisation by states. In a bid to reach out as swiftly as possible, the Railway has drawn a de-centralised plan of action empowering zones and divisions to work out their memorandum of agreement for cohesive action. These isolation coaches can be easily moved and positioned at places of demand on the Indian Railways network, Singh told ANI.
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