First Kisan Rail flagged off from Vijayawada
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The first Kisan Rail from Vijayawada left for New Delhi with 220 tonnes of mangoes, loaded at Nuzvid, mentioned Vijayawada Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) P. Srinivas.
“The mango rake was loaded after a gap of six years from Vijayawada division. It is expected to fetch the SCR(South Central Railway) ₹9.9 lakh revenue. In total, about 40 rakes will be loaded during the summer, fetching the SCR ₹3.5 crore revenue,” Mr. Srinivas mentioned. Nuzvid is known for its forms of mangoes, together with Banginapalli, Chinna Rasalu, Pedda Rasalu, throughout the nation.
The Government of India has began the idea of operating Kisan Rails for reinforcing earnings to the farm sector, by offering a hassle-free, secure and speedy transport companies of agricultural produce. To encourage the farmers, Ministry of Food Processing Industries introduced 50 % tariff concession on transportation of notified vegatables and fruits by means of Kisan Rails underneath ‘Operations Greens – TOP to Total’.
“The Business Development Unit (BDU), Vijayawada division, conducted regular negotiations with farmers and explained to them the benefits of transportation of their produce through Kisan Rails,” mentioned Senior Divisional Commercial Manager P. Bhaskar Reddy.
He appealed to the farmers, merchants and the exporters to make the most of the chance of Kisan Rail Special trains for secure and speedy transportation of the fruit shares. Railways is providing particular concessions on transportation of agriculture merchandise, Mr. Reddy mentioned.
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