IRCTC continues it’s mission food distribution

IRCTC continued to serve the society in these difficult times of COVID 19 pandemic with its objective of “Break the Hunger” through its “Mission Food Distribution.” IRCTC’s west zone served 5600 community meals on 15th April, 2020 from its base kitchen at Mumbai Central to NGOs spread over South and Central Mumbai like Giants Group, Nanhi Pari, Salaam Mumbai, Mc Aalms,  Akhil Bharatiya Samiti, Terapanth Yuvak Parishad, Angels Charitable Trust.

Even BMC has come forward to provide assistance to IRCTC for distribution of food to the deserving and needy persons, who are finding it difficult to make their ends meet with the extended Nation wide lockdown due to Covid pandemic.

IRCTC’s  base kitchen at Ahmedabad, provided 2500 community Bhojan packets to the Commercial and RPF Department staff for further distribution. Thus on 15th April, 2020 total 8,100 food packets were distributed by IRCTC over Western Rly through various teams of volunteers.

According to a press release issued by WR CPRO Ravinder
Bhakar, considering the problems related to non availability of resources
amongst the poor, stranded and needy persons due to national lockdown, in
addition to IRCTC, Western Rly on its own too continued its mission food
distribution on 15th April, 2020. So far, Mumbai Division of WR has supplied
1,01,260 meals &  Ahmedabad division
has supplied 87,750  food packets to poor
and needy persons during corona lockdown period.  Vadodara division has supplied 1500 food
packets in Vadodara city.

Similarly, 350 food packets 
were distributed by Bhavnagar division with the help of NGOs at Junagadh
and Bhavnagar stations.  275  food packets were distributed  by Rajkot division. As an inspational
initiative, various ration kits containing 5 kg aata, 5 kg rice, 2 kg mung
daal, 1 litre oil & 1 kg sugar 
distributed to coolies, Safai staff and parcel staff at Wankaner
station.

Satish Chandra-Senior Section Engineer & his helper
Harshad of HAPA Carriage & Wagon Work shop after finishing their duty, have
set  a noble example of distribution of
ration kits containing 5 kg Aata, Rice, Wheat, Masala, Salt , Onions, Potato
etc to needy persons for last 5 days on their own expenses. 455 food packets
were distributed by Ratlam Division. More over 40 ration kits containing  5 kg, 1 kg Sugar, 1 ltr Oil, , 250 gm Tea
& 1 soap were distributed to cleaning staff of Indore station and coaching
depot of Indore by Rly officials. RPF/WR prepared and distributed 870 food
packets from its own sources as well as distributed 890 food packets provided
by NGOs.