Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), will soon resume cooked food supply to passengers in trains in the Eastern Railway zone, as per the official statement.

Unfortunately, IRCTC Catering services had been suspended after the COVID-19 outbreak. According to the media report quoting the unnamed official, e-catering services will be resumed soon at Howrah, Sealdah, Kolkata, Durgapur, Asansol, Malda, and Bhagalpur stations under Eastern Railway.

The official added that there are plans to add Barddhaman, Bolpur, and Jamalpur to the list of stations from where the e-catering services are provided.

There was a rising demand to resume the supply of "hot, healthy and hygienic food to passengers in the trains" by nominated vendors of the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), with the resumption of several long-distance and special trains, he said.

The Railway Board has allowed IRCTC to resume the services at some stations, he said, adding that this will be done with strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols. Under e-catering, services are provided by a large number of food aggregators impanelled by IRCTC, the statement quoted.

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