Due to the realignments happening across industries because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the real estate sector in India also needs to rebuild, reinvent and reimagine its future. By PRASHANT THAKUR.

One of India’s leading IT solutions company, ESDS Software Solution Pvt. Ltd. has rolled out its mobile X-ray testing vans that can detect the possibility of COVID-19 in a patient in less than five minutes in the Maharashtra’s Nashik district to enable patients and hospitals take a decision quickly without losing time, which is critical to stop the spread of the virus.

The disruption caused by the nationwide lockdown for the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent workers’ exodus from cities back to their homes will result in technology playing an even bigger role in the execution of the metro rail projects, experts have said.

The Shramik Special trains operationalised by the Indian Railways have carried over 4 million passengers, including migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places due to the nationwide lockdown since commencing services at the beginning of May.

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The Shramik Special trains operationalised by the Indian Railways have carried over 2.35 million passengers including migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places due to the nationwide lockdown since commencing services at the beginning of the month.

The Shramik Special trains operationalised by the Indian Railways carried over 200,000 passengers including migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places due to the nationwide lockdown on Thursday.

Indian Railways plans to gradually restart passenger train operations from May 12, initially with 15 pairs of trains or 30 return journeys.

In a weekend video conference with overseas Indian students, Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, said that the way ahead for the country was in remaining positive and finding opportunity in adversity in these testing times.