The Government on Saturday said Indian Railways is running special trains to transport perishable food items and seeds across the country for ensuring availability of these products during the lockdown.
“Indian Railways has identified 67 routes (134 trains) for Parcel Special Trains since the start of the lockdown for perishable commodities including fruits, vegetables, milk and dairy products and seeds for agriculture purpose,” the agriculture ministry said in a statement.
Till 1il, 62 routes have been notified and 171 time-tabled trains are being run on these routes. The special trains have been planned to connect all the major cities of the country.