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पत्रांक: 11पीआर/06/2021                                               प्रेस विज्ञप्ति                                                दिनांक:01.06.2021

NCR registers 43% growth in freight revenue in Apri-May

56% growth in tonnage loaded, despite COVID

As the financial year 2021-22 sets in, the nation was caught in the grip of second wave of COVID, posing a stiff challenge to the pace of o­ngoing economic activities.

North Central Railways, besides responding to the pandemic through its medical infrastructure, sets new benchmark by recording a 56% increase in freight loading in April-May as compared to the corresponding period of previous year.

Chief Commercial Manager/Freight Marketing, NCR Smt Anu Mani Tripathi while sharing the data told that the Railway strived hard to ensure loading of essential commodities and other freight mix should not get hampered o­n account of the pandemic. All COVID related protocols were strictly implemented at all the goods shed and sidings where handling of consignments take place.

"Our officers in the field are leading from the front and maintaining close liason with the industry to cater it's demand", said Anu Mani Tripathi.

In terms of tonnage loaded, NCR showed an increase of 56% in April-May 2021 as compared to this period in 2020, while in terms of revenue earned, NCR shows an increase of 43% over previous year.

Cumulative earnings this year stood at Rs 286.44 crores as against Rs. 200.75 crores in April-May 2020.

Among the commodities registering an upward growth were Petroleum loading from Rasulpur (near Kanpur, Jhansi Division), Cement loading from Chunar and Parichha and DOC loading from Ramgarh (Agra Division) and Morena(Jhansi Division). However, the main trigger in the growth is attributed to container loading from various depots like Dadri, Kanpur (both Prayag raj Division) and Malanpur( Jhansi Division).

"As a result of aggressive freight marketing measures undertaken in the form of offering discounts under 'Station to Station concession scheme' , we are able to attract incremental traffic of foodgrains from places like Etah, Datia, Dabra, Morena, Hodal and Harpalpur", informed CCM FM.

"While foodgrain loading stood at 67 (number of rakes) in April-May 2020, this year 94 rakes of food grains have been loaded in this period" informed Shri P.K.Ojha, Chief Freight Traffic Manager(CFTM)/NCR, head of Business Development Unit(BDU), NCR. "In addition to it, number of rakes of ballast loaded in NCR has also registered an increase from 26 to 37 rakes in these opening two months of the financial year as compared to previous year", he added.

Upon achieving the milestone, GM NCR Shri V.K. Tripathi says that although a positive trend is palpable in first two months still we have to go a long way and have to maintain the pace throughout the financial years. Shri Tripathi also said that an analysis should be done regarding commodities which have shown a dip in loading and all out efforts should be made by BDUs to revive it.

Improvement in loading of food grains, fertilizer and other agriculture related items o­n North Central Railway

As o­n 08.12.2020, North Central Railway in the current financial year has loaded 10.54 million tonnes freight which is 1.9 lakhs tonnes more as compared to freight loaded in the same period of last financial year. Despite Covid-19 situation, this improvement could be achieved due to substantial increase of 40 % in food grains loading and 5% improvement in fertiliser loading over last year.Transportation of goods through railway is safer,faster, eco-friendly and cost-effective over other modes of transport and increased transport of food grains and other agriculture related items through railway is an important indicator of growth in agriculture and affiliated sectors and connects farmers to new and emerging markets.

North Central Railway has taken many steps for improving loading of food grains and other commodities which include improvement in 17 goods sheds over the three divisions; finalisation of station to station rates allowing rebate upto 30 % for additional and new traffic stream of food grains from Etah, Kherali, Datia, Dabra, Rayaru, Lalitpur, Mathura etc; capturing new traffic of tractor loading at ICD Dadri; capturing new traffic through loading of food grain etc. in mini and half rakes; capturing food grain export traffic to Bangladesh etc.

Some of the recent achievement in loading food grains and other agriculture related items o­n the Prayagraj Division are opening of Iradatganj for food grain loading after gap of approximately06 years, loading of 20 food grain rakes from in last 1.5 months from Naini, loading of tractors in 100 NMG wagons from ICD dadri , capturing new traffic and loading of food grains in121 wagons at Pankidham etc. o­n Agra division marketing efforts by BDUs resulted in first ever food grain loading in 02 mini rakes from Mathura. Similarly, Jhansi Division has loaded 1.5 Lakhs tonnes food grains in November-2020 which is best ever performance of the division in agricultureproduce transportation.