Not feasible to turn coaches into Covid-19 ICU wards: Railways to Bombay HC

As per the affidavit, train coaches cannot be reused for regular passenger services if major structural changes were carried out

The Ministry of Railways on Thursday informed the Bombay High Court that it would not be feasible to convert railway coaches into intensive care units for Covid-19 patients, as the same would require extensive structural changes.

The Railways filed an affidavit in response to a petition by social activist Naresh Kapoor seeking the court's direction to convert unused train coaches into quarantine facilities or ICUs considering the rise in Covid-19 cases.

"The conversion of train coaches to ICUs is not possible without extensive structural modifications and major changes. These changes would need detailed design and can be done only in