The cabin will also have a wall-mounted side table for doctors to write prescriptions, study x-rays and test reports, the official added
"Train services will have to be resumed only on specific approval of each train from Railway Board. Suggestions for phase-wise planning should be given to Railway Board," an official said Saturday.
All 17 zones have been sent a missive to be prepared to run their respective services, the source said
Ahmedabad has been identified as one of the hotspots in terms of the spread of Covid-19
State officials said that the railways is providing lists of passengers to the district authorities which are being compared to the list of participants of the event to ensure contact tracing
Five zonal railways have already prepared prototypes for the coach-turned-isolation wards, it said
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the chairman of the trust and its members include Defence minister, Home minister and Finance Minister
The decline in March has led to a 0.1 per cent reduction in annual earnings till March 25 to Rs 1,21,873.61 crore, compared to a year ago
For the first time in its 167-year-old history, the Indian Railways cancelled all services of passenger trains, including suburban ones, till March 31
The CM also directed private firms to give compulsory paid leave to all employees, including contractual - until the end of March
The people, reportedly rushing back after governments began shutting down major cities, may well be heading to regions more vulnerable to the pandemic
Millions are observing a 14-hour long voluntary curfew to check rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic
Passengers can avail the refund for all cancelled trains till mid June
On Saturday, hundreds of people, many young men wearing masks and lugging backpacks, jostled in long queues to board trains at Mumbai's Lokmanya Tilak Terminus station
Refund across counter can be taken on submission of ticket up to 45 days from the date of journey instead of the present 3 hours
Taxi services have been exempted from the transport shutdown. There will be other measures like complete shutdown of gyms, bars, restaurants, cinema halls, swimming pools and malls on Sunday
India on Thursday reported 13 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the tally to 169 in the country
The national transporter had cancelled around 99 trains on Wednesday night
Railways on Tuesday had issued a set of guidelines to zonal railways for its catering staff stating no employee having fever, cough, runny nose.
The coronavirus pandemic upset a range of things on Tuesday - from deferred sport championships to cancelled trains in India. Here is a look at all you must know