In its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Railways has made about 4000 Covid Care isolation coaches with just about 64000 beds prepared for use by states. According to the Railway Ministry, 169 covid care coaches have been handed more than at present to a variety of states. The national transporter mentioned that new demand for Covid care coaches has come from the district of Nagpur. In this path, an MoU has been signed involving Nagpur’s Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) and Commissioner, Nagpur Municipal Corporation. Accordingly, Covid care rake with 11 coaches will be deployed, comprising of modified sleepers with each and every coach capacity to accommodate as several as 16 patients.
According to the ministry, the covid care coaches will be equipped with the essential healthcare infrastructure by the State Health Authorities with Indian Railways devising segmentation of utility and space for healthcare personnel in line with MoU other than taking care of sanitation as effectively as catering arrangements. As per the state demand, Indian Railways are also mobilising isolation coaches at Ajni ICD location in the state of Maharashtra. Apart from these new regions in Maharashtra, the updated status of coaches positioned at the nine other railway stations in Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are as follows:
As several as 57 patients are at present utilising the facility at Nandrubar in Maharashtra, of which one patient was lately shifted. A total of 322 beds are nevertheless obtainable.
In Delhi, Indian Railways has deployed 75 Covid Care coaches with 1200 beds. At Shakurbasti station, 50 coaches are positioned and at Anand Vihar station, 25 coaches are positioned.
At present, 5 inside regard to the MP state government’s demand for two coaches, the Western Railways’ Ratlam Division has deployed 20 covid care coaches with a capacity of 320 beds at Tihi railway station close to Indore.
The utilization of these covid care facilities, as per most recent records, registers a total of 98 admissions with 28 subsequent discharges. According to the most recent reports, the national transporter has registered 17 admissions and six discharges. Presently, the isolation coaches are becoming utilized by 70 covid patients.
In UP, although the state government has not requisitioned covid care isolation coaches, 10 coaches deployed each and every at Faizabad station, Bhadohi station, Varanasi station, Bareli station and Nazibabad station, totaling to a capacity of 800 beds in 50 isolation coaches.