{"id":62929,"date":"2020-04-04T13:25:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T07:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=62929"},"modified":"2020-04-04T13:25:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T07:55:01","slug":"old-clip-of-train-transporting-trucks-viral-as-pm-modis-initiative-to-deliver-essential-items-during-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-clip-of-train-transporting-trucks-viral-as-pm-modis-initiative-to-deliver-essential-items-during-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Old clip of train transporting trucks viral as PM Modi&#8217;s initiative to deliver essential items during lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a train carrying trucks is viral on social media. Several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/search\/?q=%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%8F%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%8F%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%88%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> users have posted it with the claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ensuring that there is no shortage of essential services during the coronavirus lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>On April 2, a Facebook user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorTarunTyagi\/videos\/528926214439368\/\">posted<\/a> the viral video along with text in Hindi, &#8220;PM\u2019s idea to fight Corona. Blessed be my country&#8217;s Prime Minister&#8217;s willpower that even during times of such adversity he has implemented an idea to ensure that there is no shortage of essential items (translated from PM\u2019s idea to fight Corona. \u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f \u0939\u0948 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u0907\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e\u0936\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093f\u090f \u0907\u0938 \u0935\u093f\u092a\u0930\u0940\u0924 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0924\u093f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u0906\u0935\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0915 \u0935\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0909\u092a\u0932\u092c\u094d\u0927\u0924\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0915\u092e\u0940 \u0928\u093e \u0906\u090f \u0907\u0938\u0915\u093e \u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928 \u0930\u0916\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0906\u0908\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0932\u0917\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948)&#8221;. This video has been viewed over 70,000 times. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/yIpId\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorTarunTyagi\/videos\/528926214439368\/\" data-width=\"350\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/AuthorTarunTyagi\/videos\/528926214439368\/\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/AuthorTarunTyagi\/videos\/528926214439368\/\">PM\u2019s idea to fight Corona \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u0927\u0928\u094d\u092f \u0939\u0948 \ud83d\ude4f\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0940 \u0907\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e\u0936\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093f\u090f \u0907\u0938 \u0935\u093f\u092a\u0930\u0940\u0924 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0924\u093f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u0940 \u0906\u0935\u0936\u094d\u092f\u0915 \u0935\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0909\u092a\u0932\u092c\u094d\u0927\u0924\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0915\u092e\u0940 \u0928\u093e \u0906\u090f \u0907\u0938\u0915\u093e \u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0928 \u0930\u0916\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0906\u0908\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0932\u0917\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorTarunTyagi\/\">Tarun Tyagi<\/a> on Thursday, 2 April 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorTarunTyagi\/videos\/528926214439368\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<p>Alt News has received several requests to fact-check the viral video WhatsApp (+91 76000 11160) and on our <a title=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.altnews\" data-from-md=\"\">official Android application.<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62958 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/archit1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1127\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/archit1.png 1127w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/archit1-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/archit1-1024x310.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/archit1-768x232.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/04\/archit1-990x300.png 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1127px) 100vw, 1127px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>FACT-CHECK<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News analysed the video using InVid, a video verification too, and found that it was also uploaded by a YouTube account in 2013.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ankit\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gA0imqy8W5k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While we couldn&#8217;t authenticate where the video is from but it appears to be of Indian Railway&#8217;s roll-on roll-off <a href=\"http:\/\/www.konkanrailway.com\/department\/viewdept\/roll_on_roll_off_services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RORO) service<\/a>. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianrailways.gov.in\/railwayboard\/uploads\/directorate\/stat_econ\/pdf\/ANNUAL_REPORT_ACCOUNTS_ENG_2011_12\/25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indian Railways&#8217; Annual Report (2011-12)<\/a>, the service was started in 1999 by Konkan Railways.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/economy\/logistics\/konkan-railway-targets-rs-40-crore-from-roll-on-roll-off-service\/article20474327.ece1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hindu Business Line<\/a><\/em> reported that RORO is a service that enables loaded trucks to be carried directly on railway wagons between two destinations. According to the report, in 2011-12, Konan Railway Corporation carried more than 35,000 trucks through its RORO service which added Rs 35.64 crore to the revenue.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com\/mumbai\/other\/in-a-first-indian-railways-commence-ro-ro-service-on-central-and-western-railways\/articleshow\/65911521.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mumbai Mirror<\/a><\/em> reported in 2018 that Indian Railways commenced RORO service on Central and Western Railways for the first time. According to the report, RORO service can carry 50 trucks at a time and save approximately 10 litres of diesel per kilometre.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, a video that could be traced back to at least 2013 was shared with the false claim that trucks carrying essential items are being transported in trains as per an initiative by PM Modi. 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