Covid Care Centers have received almost 14 thousand tonnes of medical liquid oxygen

Covid Care Centers have received almost 14 thousand tonnes of medical liquid oxygen

Reetu | Jan 8, 2022 |

Covid Care Centers have received almost 14 thousand tonnes of medical liquid oxygen

Covid Care Centers have received almost 14 thousand tonnes of medical liquid oxygen

Oxygen Trains

Northern Railway ran 858 special freight trains along green corridors, transporting 14,403 tonnes of oxygen in cryogenic tanks and roll-on-roll-off road tankers for distribution to hospitals and Covid care centres across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, and Delhi. This represents roughly half of Indian Railways’ entire LMO movement.

Freight

At the zonal and divisional levels, multidisciplinary Freight Business Development Units (BDU) have been established. The Northern Railway is renovating 44 goods sheds and adding new loading and unloading capabilities. Between April and December 2021, Northern Railway hauled a record 26 million tonnes of food grain to several states in support of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, the world’s largest food security programme. From April to December 2021, Northern Railway earned the highest ever originating revenue loading earnings of 7,064 crore. Northern Railway also runs Kisan rails from various states to ensure a consistent supply of fruits and vegetables to the national capital at discounted transportation prices.

Train Operations

Train services from Hazrat Nizamuddin and Varanasi to the newly constructed station at Kevadiya in Gujarat were launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister. This makes it easier for visitors from northern states to visit the Statue of Unity. The KSR and Kangra Valley hill portions’ services have also been restored. The Kalka-Shimla Rail segment has resumed the tourist hop-on-hop-off service. The zone has maintained a punctuality rate of more than 92 percent for passenger trains.

Safety

Safety has always been a priority; there has been no collision-related accident, and there has been a 44 percent drop in derailments over the zone compared to last year. During the 2018-19 fiscal year, all unmanned level crossings on Northern Railway were removed. Gates at Manned Level Crossings are now being converted to ROB or RUB. Electric lifting barriers have been installed in several LCs to improve road safety.

Signaling systems have been improved to ensure the safe functioning of trains. On all trains, fog safety equipment have been issued to Loco pilots. During busy winter and summer seasons, intensive night patrolling of railroads is carried out to discover rail cracks and displacement in a timely manner. Patrolling employees have been given GPS-based hand-held trackers to report defects in a timely manner.

Maintenance of Assets

Asset maintenance and upgrades are performed on a regular basis. At Alambagh workshop in Lucknow, periodic over-hauling of LHB with efficient mechanised cleaning is being completed in a record span of 14 days. The interiors of ICF rakes, particularly narrow gauge rakes, are being improved as part of Project Utkrisht, making them more appealing to passengers. Northern Railway coaches are getting bio-vacuum toilets installed. The two Vande Bharat Express trains have been in service for more than two years and are proving to be quite popular with tourists visiting Varanasi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra. Trains’ sectional speed has been boosted in a 495-kilometer section, and permanent speed limitations have been eliminated at many locations.

Rail Projects

Northern Railway is now working on three Himalayan projects: the USBRL, the Rishikesh-Karnaprayag Broad Gauge Line, and the FLS of Bilaspur-Manali-Leh Line.

The Arch of the renowned Chenab Bridge was finished in April 2021 on the remaining Katra-Banihal phase of the USBRL project. Pylon construction for the Anji Bridge was just finished. Despite the dire Covid situation, 15 kilometres of tunnel mining, three tunnel breakthroughs, and three bridges were accomplished.

The Rishikesh-Karanprayag line is currently undergoing tunnelling and bridge construction. In the foothills, a lovely new station, Yognagari Rishikesh, has been built.

Electrification

Mission 100 percent electrification is a goal for the railway. Over 70% of the route kilometres on the Northern Railway are electrified. Northern Railway procured cheaper power through open access in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh, saving these states Rs. 300 crore in traction energy bills. The eco-friendly Head on Generation programme has been implemented on all 90 LHB primary EOG trains, saving Rs. 33 crore in high-speed diesel and generating 12 thousand tonne carbon credits for the railways in just four months.

Use of Alternative Energy

Solar energy has been harnessed through the installation of grid-connected metered solar power plants around the zone. They generate 40 lakh units of electricity, resulting in a decrease of 3251 tonnes of CO2.

Health Care

Northern Railway has ensured that the health clinics have an uninterrupted supply of drugs, injections, and consumables. At the centres, RT-PCR tests are performed. A 500L/minute capacity plant has been installed at NRCH to ensure an uninterrupted supply of medicinal oxygen. At each of the five divisional hospitals, oxygen plants have been erected. Vaccination is being administered to all employees and their dependents, giving a boost to the Hon’ble PM’s vaccination campaign.

Sports

Several NR personnel have represented India in a variety of national and international athletic competitions. Northern Railway had 11 players and coaches in the Indian Olympic team for Tokyo 2020. In the wrestling event at the Olympics, Sh. Ravi Kumar Dahiya won Silver and Sh. Bajrang Punia got Bronze. Coach of silver medalist weightlifter Ms. Mirabai Chanu, Sh. Vijay Sharma, has been elevated to OSD. A wrestling academy for Indian Railways was been reopened in Delhi Kishanganj. Many well-known wrestlers have come from this academy.

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