Covid-19: DPIIT sets up control room to track delivery of essentials

Provides telephone numbers, email for companies facing difficulties in distributing supplies

Amid a massive rise in Covid-19 cases, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on Friday said it has decided to monitor the status of transportation and delivery of goods, manufacturing, delivery of essential commodities to the common man.

Towards this, it is setting up a control room from Saturday. “In the event of any manufacturing, transportation, distribution, wholesale or e-commerce companies facing difficulties in transportation and distribution of goods or mobilisation of resources, information can be given at the following telephone number/email: Telephone: (011) 23062383, 23062975. E-mail: dpiit-controlroom@gov.in,” an official statement said.

“The telephone numbers will