ECoR becomes the most profitable zone in Indian Railways
Published By : Prameya News Bureau | December 02, 2021 IST
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Bhubaneswar, Dec 2: During the period from April 1 to November 30, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has loaded 150.56MT of freight as against 123.72MT carried in the corresponding period of last fiscal. With this, it has loaded 26.84MT incremental cargo during the current financial year by registering an increase of 22%. During the period, 100.65 MT of freight carried from Khurda Road Division, 42.15 MT of freight from Waltair Division and 7.76 MT of freight carried from Sambalpur Division. In the month of November itself, the zone also loaded 19.71 MT of freight as against 18.84 MT carried in the corresponding month last year with an increase of 5% in loading. The zone has also surpassed the loading target 145.53MT fixed by the Railway Board during the period. This could be possible due to outstanding performance of all the three Divisions of East Coast Railway, i.e. Khurda Road, Waltair and Sambalpur. During the period, ECoR has loaded 84.93MT of coal, 5.25MT of raw material for steel plants, 14.06 MT of iron and steel, 20.37MT of iron ore, 0.75MT of cement, 1.98MT of food grains, 3.39MT of fertilizer, 1.74MT of POL, 2.73MT of freight loaded in containers and 14.96MT of other cargo. Major contributors of freight include Talcher, Paradeep, Dhamara, Visakhapatnam, Gangavaram, Nayagarh area, KK Line, Steel Plants, Aluminium plants and from other places of ECoR jurisdiction.
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