MAY 2020 INDIAN RAILWAYS May 2020 Vol. 64 No. 2 In this issue 4 Indian Railways’ March against Covid Pandemic Editorial Board Vinod Kumar Yadav Chairman 6 Mrs. Manjula Rangarajan 3840 Shramik Financial Commissioner (Rlys.) Special Trains have been Operationalized Sushant Kumar Mishra from Various States Secretary across the Country Rajesh Dutt Bajpai Executive Director (I&P) 18 Railways Minister Holds A Marathon Meeting with Captains of Sudipta Sen Logistics Industry to Transform Freight Operations Editor Editorial Assistance 19 Prashant Kumar Pattnaik Indian Railways Geared up to Provide COVID Care Centers to State Authorities Editorial Correspondence EDITOR, Indian Railways, Room No. 411, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi-110001. Tel. : 47845374, 23383540, 23385072 43416, 43628 (Rly.) Email :
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[email protected] Covid News Cover Photo : Shramik Special Train Unless specifically mentioned, the articles and statements published in this journal do not 54 necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Infrastructure and Maintenance Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) Annual Subscription India 64 Zonal Railway News ` 100 (`90 for Railwaymen) 67 Foreign RDSO Develops ` 500 (Sea Mail) ` 1000 (Air Mail) World’s Most Powerful Single Copy : ` 10 12000 HP WAG 12B ` Special Issue : 40 Locomotive MAY 2020 Editorial Dear readers, Like last month this editorial letter also is being written under the lengthening shadow of the Covid crisis. Despite Government of India’s all-out efforts the pandemic is showing little signs of relenting and at the time of writing this editorial the official death toll figure stands at a whopping 4000 plus.