On call by PM and Railway Minister over Virtual Conference
Railways administered oath to its employees to curb spread of Covid through social awareness campaign
Ferozepur, 8.10.2020: Today, at the call of Prime Minister and Railway Minister, all the officers and employees were administered oath of office by the Divisional Railway Manager at the Divisional Office, Ferozepur for protection from Corona.
The oath administered was – “I will always keep in mind the danger associated with it I will take all necessary precautions to prevent its spread and encourage others to do the same. I will take three simple safety measures - wash my hands with soap and water at regular intervals, wear a mask properly and follow a distance of two yards”.
Divisional Railway Manager Rajesh Agrawal informed that to stop the spread of Covid epidemic, social awareness was launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister through a virtual conference on Thursday. The Hon’ble Railway Minister has called upon about 13.50 lakh railway workers and their families to fulfill their social responsibility for safety from Covid-19.
DRM informed that the oath was taken by the officers and employees at all the stations, offices, workshops, hospitals etc. of the Division. Posters/ banners to protect against Covid were displayed at all the stations of the division and the message of Amitabh Bachchan was also relayed on the public address system at all the major stations.
He appealed to the railway workers to make all the people living in the vicinity of the railway station aware and to record their message and upload it on social media so that gradually within 4 days the whole railway family will be connected then the whole country will know how seriously Indian Railways has introduced its awareness towards it.