Railway Corporation's Donation Activities to Overcome COVID-19 in India and Mongolia

A panoramic photo of the Korea Rail Network Authority building (right) and Korea Railroad Corporation building (left) located in Dong-gu, Daejeon. Provided by Korea Rail Network Authority.

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Korea Rail Network Authority announced on the 14th that it is conducting donation activities in countries such as Indonesia, India, and Mongolia.

These countries are actively involved in overseas railway contract activities, and the donation efforts are focused on helping overcome the COVID-19 crisis.

First, the Rail Network Authority supported the installation of mobile testing centers for COVID-19 diagnosis in Indonesia. Currently, the Jakarta Light Rail Transit Phase 1 project has been completed, and the Phase 2 project management service is underway in Indonesia.

Additionally, the Rail Network Authority is taking the lead in realizing social value as a global public enterprise by providing daily quarantine supplies such as hand sanitizers and non-contact thermometers to Mongolia, which is cooperating to establish the East Asian Railway Community, and India, a major railway project country in South Asia.

Since its establishment in 2004, the Rail Network Authority has maintained a win-win partnership by exporting railways to 21 countries. In particular, it has continuously carried out global social contribution activities such as delivering scholarships to elementary schools near overseas construction sites and providing relief supplies to overcome earthquake and flood damage.

Kim Sang-gyun, Director of the Rail Network Authority, said, “We hope this support activity will help overcome the globally pandemic COVID-19,” and added, “The Rail Network Authority will continue to implement customized volunteer activities by country and actively support social responsibility as a global public institution and overseas contract activities of domestic companies.”

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