Chennai: Southern Railway has won silver in SKOCH Awards under the category 'Excellence in Response to COVID-19.' The Participation for the SKOCH award was initiated by the Commercial branch of Southern Railway.
In a press release held at Chennai on Monday, B.Guganesan, Chief Public Relations Officer, Southern Railways said participation for the SKOCH award was initiated by the Commercial branch of Southern Railway, which filed exhaustive documentation detailing various activities undertaken in response to COVID-19
A presentation was also made elaborating Southern Railway's well-devised strategies and multifarious efforts during COVID-19 involved in running of 507 Shramik specials, freight services and timetabled parcel services for transportation of essential commodities, special trains to important destinations, refurbishing coaches into isolation facilities, the in-house making of PPEs, hand sanitizers, masks and various innovative prototypes
The valiant fight put up by the Medical branch of Southern Railway in saving precious lives affected by COVID-19 was also enlisted as part of the documentation. Notably, the Southern Railway's Rail Dandora App also entered the finals and bagged 4th place in SKOCH awards under the category of Excellence of Governance.
SKOCH award was instituted in 2003 to honor people, institutions, projects that go the extra landmark to make India a better nation. The SKOCH award involves a rigorous process that takes into account documentation submitted, the presentation made, a transparent voting process at multiple levels.
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