Jharkhand: Measures for safe and hygiene travel in Chakradharpur rail division

Jamshedpur: With resumption of over-the-counter ticket bookings for four regular long-distance trains scheduled from June 1, the Chakradharpur railway division has rolled out multiple measures for safe and hygienic travels.

The division has procured eight foot-operated fogging machines and surface cleaners and is in the process of obtaining UV sanitizer machines for installation at important stations where footfalls are higher.

It has also announced to install hi-tech automated hand sanitizer machines at every entry and exit points of the stations.

Talking to TOI, senior Chakradharpur divisional commercial manager, Manish Kumar Pathak, said, “Four long-distance trains will start running through our division from June 1 and we are expecting the number of trains to increase. We have started our preparations for safe travel during the pandemic.”

He said posters of two different sizes displaying do’s and don’ts for passengers will be put up at platforms, parking lots and booking counters.

“The posters will have informative messages on how passengers can protect themselves from Covid-19 and prevent inadvertent infection spread during travels. We have planned 30 posters for each station and will print more, if required,” Pathak said.

He also said the railway police force (RPF) personnel along with the sanitation staff will ensure that all standard operating protocols (SOPs) like maintaining social distancing and thermal screening of passengers among others will be followed.

“In future when the trains start running with full capacity, we may have to hire other agencies to man the stations,” Pathak added.

Currently, booking for trains — Tata-Danapur Express, Howrah-Mumbai Mail, Howrah-Ahmedabad Express, New Delhi-Puri Purushottam Express and Howrah-Barbil Janshatabdi Express besides the existing New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani — is on.