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·Officials from Railway Board, SCR and Other Zonal Railways also participated in the meeting.

·Representatives from leading Cement Manufactures also participated in the meeting.

A national level meeting of Officials from Indian Railways &representatives from Cement Industry was organised today i.e., o­n Saturday 22nd April 2023 at Hotel ITC Kakatiya. The meeting was organised by Cement Manufacturers association.Shri. Manoj Kumar Srivastava, Principal Executive director, Traffic transportation and Shri.KamleshkumarMishra , Executive director, Business development participated from Railway Board, New Delhi. Shri.Raveen Kumar Reddy, Principal Chief Commercial Manager, Shri. B Nagya, Principal Chief Operations Manager, South Central Railway along with other team of officials from Railway Board, SCR, Western railway and CONCOR also participated in this meeting.

 Representatives from Various cement industries such as Ultra tech, Vasavadatta Cements, My Home, Bharati, Penna, Dalmia, Orient, Jindal etcparticipated in the meeting from the Cement Industry. During the meeting various issues related to the cement sector such as infrastructural requirements for future growth, policy interventions to aid cement transportation and other relevant issues for improving the rail coefficient and logistics were discussed to furrher assist the Cement industry to transport their commodities through railways.

 In this regard, it may be mentioned that, during the last financial year, Indian Railways registered 144 Million Tonnes of Cement & Clinker loading. Similarly, South Central Railways, o­ne of the leading Zones in the transportation of Cement by Railways, achieved 34.499 MTs of cement loading in 2022-23 against 34.108 MTs in 2021-22. Incidentally, the last year’s cement loading of SCR is also the best-ever Originating loading achieved by the Zone in Cement & Clinker.

 Indian Railways, including SCR, have been implementing various Tariff and Non-Tariff measures in the recent past to improve the Cement transportation by Railways. Business Development Units have been formed at both the Zonal and Divisional Levels to not o­nly strengthen existing traffic but also open loading points. In this context, today’s meeting was another significant step to getting the views of the industry to further strengthen cement loading by Railways.TheCement manufacturers Association gave presentations regarding the growth of cement sector, the overall logistics scenario, the volumes expected in the near future due to growth ininstalled capacities of various plants and role of railways as a strategic partner for cement industry among others. Policy support in this regard was also discussed during the meeting. The senior officers from Railway Board and the South Central Railway assured cooperation for the growing cement sector and also outlined various infrastructural projects in the offing and measures taken to help the cement sector.

ØTrain flagged off by Dr. Virendra Kumar, Hon’ble Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment and Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Hon’ble Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region  jointly.

ØThe 07 Nights/08 Days trip aims to highlight the places and destinations connected with the life of B. R. Ambedkar.

ØVisit prominent places associated with the life of Baba Saheb like New Delhi, Mhow,Nagpur and sacred Buddhist sites like Sanchi, Sarnath, Gaya, Rajgir and Nalanda in the tour itinerary.

ØVisit of Baba Saheb Ambedkar Memorial at New Delhi will be a key attraction covered in the tour.

ØBharat Gaurav Tourist Train having ten 3AC class coaches will accommodate a total no. of 600 tourists.

ØTourists will have options to board/ de-board the train at Delhi, Mathura Jn, and Agra Cantt stations during their journey.

ØThe Tourist train is fitted with a well-equipped pantry car for rustling up freshly made vegetarian meals for the tourists. The infotainment system, CCTV camera, and security guard services shall also be available o­n board.

 â€œBaba Saheb Ambedkar Yatra” Special tour by Bharat Gaurav  Tourist train” flagged off from Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station today o­n its auspicious tour by  Dr. Virendra Kumar, Hon’ble Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment and Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Hon’ble Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of North Eastern Region jointly.

Speaking o­n the occasion Dr. Virendra Kumar highlighted the achievements of Baba Saheb Ambedkar towards society and their contribution for the rights of the socially backward classes. He appreciated the Railways for running this Baba Saheb Ambedkar Yatra train while Shri Reddy said that tourists shall visit the prominent places associated with the life of Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar & the Buddhist heritage in 08 days journey for a holistic experience and this train is truly fulfilling the Dekho Apna Desh initiative of India.Both the minister traveled in the train and in bus along with tourist. From Nizamuddin Station to Delhi the two ministers interacted with the passengers.

In this tour tourist from across the countries joined the train. All passengers were thankful to Honble Prime Minister for providing this opportunity to get connected with the Life and experience of Baba saheb Ambedkar.

 The proposed 07 nights and 08 days Bharat Gaurav Tourist train after departure from Delhi, o­n its first halt will arrive at Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) in Madhya Pradesh, the birthplace of Baba Saheb (Bhim Janam Bhoomi). Then the train moves to Nagpur railway station where tourists proceed to visit Deekshabhoomi, a consecrated monument of Navayana Buddhism. The train departs from Nagpur for Sanchi. The sightseeing of Sanchi includes visits to the eponymous stupa and other Buddhist sites. Sanchi is followed by Varanasi as the next destination along with a visit to Sarnath & Kashi Vishwanath Temple. Gaya is the next and final destination where the tourists will be taken to the holy site of Bodhgaya to visit the famous Mahabodhi Temple and other monasteries. Rajgir and Nalanda, the other important Buddhist sites, would also be covered by roads.  The tour will finally terminate in New Delhi.

Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar, fondly referred to as “Baba Saheb”, was the main architect of the Indian Constitution. Besides, he was also an eminent jurist, political activist, anthropologist, author, orator, historian, writer, economist, and scholar. Ambedkar, throughout his life, fought to eradicate social evils like untouchability and stood up for the rights of the socially backward classes. The tour, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Yatra, designed by Indian Railways, aims to highlight the places and destinations connected with the life of Ambedkar.

 The "Baba Saheb Ambedkar Yatra” tourist train having ten AC-3Tier coaches’ accommodation coaches will accommodate a total number of 600 tourists. This tourist train will have the facility of a Pantry Coach which will serve vegetarian food to the tourist. Besides travel insurance for the passengers and security o­n the train, tourists can board/ de-board at Delhi, Mathura Jn, and Agra stations.

The Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train launch is in line with the Government of India initiative â€œ Dekho Apna Desh'' to promote domestic tourism.

Starting from a price range of Rs. 21,650 /- per person, the tourist train will be an all-inclusive tour package covering a train journey in 3AC, a night stay at hotels, and all meals (vegetarian o­nly). All transfers & sightseeing in buses, services of guide and travel insurance, etc. All necessary health precautionary measures will be taken care of and railways will make efforts to provide a safe and memorable experience to the guests.

For more details, please visit the railway website https://www.irctctourism.com