NF Railway, UNICEF partners to spread COVID awareness in Assam

Maligaon, June 7 (MExN): Northeast Frontier Railway and UNICEF Assam have joined hands to spread public awareness on COVID-19 in the state. As part of the collaboration, 36 railway stations (14 under Rangiya Railway Division, 13 under Tinsukia Railway Division and nine under Lumding Railway Division) across Assam state will disseminate information on COVID-19 and related topics, starting with the Guwahati and Kamakhya Railway Stations.

“This collaboration aims to support ongoing efforts by the Department of Health (and Family Welfare) and the National Health Mission (NHM), Government of Assam,” said a press release from Subhanan Chanda Chief Public Relations Officer, NF Railway, Maligaon. 

Anshul Gupta, General Manager, NF Railway said, “NF Railway is running awareness campaigns in its jurisdiction to make people aware about COVID Appropriate Behavior. This joint initiative with UNICEF Assam will go a long way in educating lakhs of people using railway premises regularly and will help restrict the spread of COVID-19 to a great extent.”

According to UNICEF Assam’s Chief of Field Office, Dr Madhulika Jonathan, “The current scenario can be overcome only with active participation from citizens. As per research, we know that COVID-19 spreads through the aerosols of an infected person, and it can spread fast. However, new mutants can also increase the rate and severity of the infection.”

“In both the situations, it is important to prevent the spread by following COVID Appropriate Behaviours and taking the vaccine when your turn comes. Therefore, a need exists to sensitize the general public about various aspects to be adhered to in this fight against COVID-19. We thank the Northeast Frontier Railway for adding the much-needed-push to reach out to the masses of people travelling within and to-and-fro from Assam,” Dr Jonathan added.
The duration of the collaboration will be three months.