July 11, 2020 | WiLAT (India)

The Year 2020-2021 the national and international economy bears the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which will also reflect on the transportation sector, including Indian Railways (IR).

Railways, besides possessing remarkable resource mobilization capabilities and disciplined manpower, have demonstrated agility and ingenuity to cater to completely new requirements that arose in India’s fight against COVID-19.

It has played a crucial part in maintaining the supply of essential items and helping livelihoods by stepping up the transportation of goods but also leveraged its resources and demonstrated the capability to manufacture PPE, ventilators, hospital beds, and COVID-19 isolation coaches.

Topics of discussion

• Shramik specials 

• Hospitals and social distancing 

• IR and Isolation Coaches 

• IR and civil administration coordination 

• Supply chain focus on Annapurna trains 

• Digitization - importance in times of Covid 

• Role of women - Mahila Samiti of IR.

Speakers present in the discussion to share their valued insights on the topics.

• Ragini Yechury, Chairperson, WILAT (India) 

• Monica Agnihotri, DRM Lucknow, North Eastern Railway 

• Vinod Asthana, Former MD, Central Railside Warehouse Company Limited 

• Shanti Narain, Former Member Traffic, Indian Railways & National Chairman, CILT (India)