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SME Times News Bureau | 09 Apr, 2020
Amid the lockdown, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will start
operating parcel express trains in northeast region from April 11 to
ferry essential commodities, both government and private, to the
northeastern states, officials said on Thursday.
NFR's Chief
Public Relations Officer Subhanan Chanda said that to facilitate
transport of essential commodities in small quantities, Indian Railways
will run parcel trains from Guwahati to different destinations of Assam
and other northeastern states.
"The first parcel express trains
would start from Guwahati on April 11 and it would cover various places
of Assam before reaching Tripura. The similar parcel express trains
would operate on April 12 and April 13 to ensure transportation of
essential goods for various states of the northeast," Chanda told IANS.
He
said that the interested companies, traders, customers including
government agencies and departments may avail the scope to cater to the
people, consumers and people at large. The CPRO said that the Indian
Railway has made railway parcel vans available for quick mass
transportation across the country for the needy e-commerce companies and
other customers including state governments.
More than 100 such
parcel trains are planned to run with fixed running time till April 16.
"Provision of parcel trains and rapid transportation of goods would
further bolster the efficiency of supply chains during the lockdown
period. This would help in movement of essential items including dairy
products, medical equipments and medicines, groceries, edible oil, baby
food fruits and other necessary items."
The NFR has also been
operating freight trains in most of the northeastern states to maintain
the availability of the essential commodities in the northeastern
region.The NFR is also responsible for maintaining train services in
seven districts of West Bengal and five districts in north Bihar,
besides the hilly northeastern states.
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