SCR converts two non-AC cabins into isolation wards

HYDERABAD: As advised by the Ministry of Railways and to combat Covid-19, two non-air-conditioned coaches have been converted into isolation wards by the Lallaguda carriage workshop.
“In these two cabins, both middle and upper berths and also side lower and upper berths are removed. In both the cabins, the width of the lower berth earmarked for the patient has been widened by 90 mm for sleeping comfort,” reads an official statement from South Central Railway (SCR).The toilet pans available at both the ends of the coach have been removed and converted into a bathing facility for the occupants.
“While converting railway coaches into isolation wards, we are aiming to take isolation health facilities to remote locations across the SCR zone. These facilities are in addition to isolation beds provided by the zone at railway hospitals, health units, and training Institutes spread over 30 locations in the zone,” Ch Rakesh, chief public relations officer of SCR, said.