Stepping up efforts for evacuation of passengers stranded in Uttarakhand due to flash floods, railways have deputed senior staff to coordinate with state governments as well as ensuring running of special trains.
Special officers have been deputed at Dehradun, Haridwar, Rishikesh and New Delhi to oversee arrangements to facilitate train travel by the stranded passengers.
Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge, who reviewed the progress of the evacuation plan today, instructed the Railway Board to ensure smooth management for departure of passengers by trains.
"Passenger help booths at these locations have been set up and they are being manned round the clock. Adequate arrangement for catering facilities and drinking water has been ensured at these locations," said a senior Railway Ministry official.
While RPF officers with adequate staff have been deputed at these four locations, doctors and paramedical staff in sufficient numbers have been deployed at these stations.
Steps are being taken for station maintenance, including passenger facilities, to handle the additional traffic expected at these locations.
