Railways said on Friday that the freight load for the FY 2020-21 had exceeded the levels achieved during the previous fiscal year till March 12, which would demand transportation from new areas such as automobiles, onions, sand and cotton Inspired by.
In 2020-21, the Railways has loaded 1145.68 million tonnes (mt) of goods so far, which is slightly higher than the previous year’s 1145.61 mt.
‘Recovering from losses’
Highlighting it particularly as a ‘major achievement’ amid the disruption of rail services due to the epidemic, Railway Board Chairman Sunit Sharma said, “It gives us a lot of boost and proves that railways has boosted the economy.” How did the driving force become… despite the fact that the coronovirus crisis pushed us into a deficit of 70 million tonnes from April to July. ”
According to the details shared by the railways, there was a shortfall of about 50 million tonnes in coal loading, including a drop in the loading of petroleum, oil and lubricants, as well as half of its cargo. However, a good increase was observed in the loading of items of food grains, iron and steel, cement and clinker, fertilizers and other items.
Incremental loading of more than 15 mt in other goods [from 78.93 mt to over 94 mt] Freight basket is a sign of diversification. For example, in non-traditional items, we saw an increase of 64% in automobiles, 36% in fly ash, 57% in stone, 234% in onions, 439% in chemical salts, 274% in sand, 19% in sugar. And 266% in cotton… Earlier these items had not come to us, ”said Mr. Sharma.
With fewer passenger trains operating, the railway was able to increase the average speed of freight trains from 23.29 kmph to 44 kmph. He said, ‘To make rail freight very attractive in Indian Railways, many concessions / discounts are being given.
“The strong rise of business development units in zones and divisions, continuous interaction with industry and logistics service providers … are leading to strong growth of freight business for railways,” he said. ”
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