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Kisan Rail transports 1st load of Telangana mangoes to Delhi
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SME Times News Bureau | 13 Apr, 2021
For the first time, mangoes from Telangana are being transported to
Delhi by Kisan Rail. On Tuesday, a total of 476 tons of mangoes were
loaded in 20 parcel van units from Lingampet Jagityal for dispatch to
Adarsh Nagar, New Delhi.
The Jagityal area in Telangana is well
known for the cultivation of export quality mangoes. Till now, during
the mango season the traders, cargo aggregators and farmers were
transporting these superior quality mangoes by road to different parts
of the country, which is expensive, time taking and prone to relatively
more enroute damages and losses.
Gajanan Mallya, General Manager,
South Central Railway said, "Introduction of Kisan Rail concept by
Indian Railways along with 50 per cent tariff concession provided by the
Union Ministry of Food processing Industries under the scheme
"Operation Greens - TOP to Total" was extensively publicised by the
newly formed Business Development Unit (BDU) team of Secunderabad
Division across all segments of freight customers including traders,
cargo operators, bulk transporters and farmers in and around Jagityal
region. The BDU also explained to the freight customers of this area
about various schemes and concessions being offered by the Railways."
To
facilitate freight customers and assist loading at Lingampet Jagityal
station, several improvements were completed on war footing which
includes levelling of mud heaps to improve loading platforms, provision
of temporary shelter with GI sheets, lighting arrangements with
enhanced illumination and provision of weighing scales, etc.
Generally,
Kisan Rails consist of 15 to 20 parcel vans (VPs) and each VP has a
carrying capacity of 23 tonnes. Also, with the commodities being loaded
in Parcel Vans, where the requirement is only 23 tonnes/van, this has
helped the farmers/traders with small to medium quantities also to avail
the facility.
Introduction of Kisan Rail from Lingampet Jagityal
has immensely helped the farming sector of this area in finding new
avenues for marketing their farming produce across the country. Further,
it provides a smooth, hassle-free and economical transportation
facility with least enroute damages to the farmers, traders and cargo
operators.
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