<span style="color: #222222;">Railways will not levy freight charges on relief material sent to the flood-affected states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The Ministry has issued directions to all General Managers to permit inter-state and intra-state free transport of aid and relief material without any charges. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">All government organizations and other agencies can book relief material for free of cost to the affected states. The guidelines will remain effective till 31st of this month. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' In a tweet, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal urged the people and organizations to send as much as relief material to the flood affected states.</span><br />''