Railways mobilises 22 more Covid care coaches for MP & Maha

NEW DELHI: The Railways has mobilised 22 additional Covid care coaches for use in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and 191 isolation coaches in use in different parts of India now. As on date, 2,990 Covid care beds are available in these isolation coaches. The Ministry of Railways has, amongst its multi-pronged initiatives, deployed nearly 4000 isolation coaches with almost 64,000 beds. The Railways has drawn up a de-centralised plan of action empowering various zones and divisions to work out their Memorandum of Agreement for cohesive action. These isolation coaches can be easily moved and positioned at places of demand on the Indian Railways network. (IANS)

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