(T.E.T)
The East Coast Railway has achieved 200 MT milestone in loading registering an incremental growth of 26.67 MT and posting an increase of 15 per cent than the corresponding period of last fiscal, from April 1, 2021, to February 14, 2022, an official statement said. During the period, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has loaded 200.50 MT of freight as against 173.82 MT carried in the corresponding period of lastfiscal.
The ECoR has achieved this remarkable performance in just 320 days as against 360 days in the corresponding period of last fiscal.
This could be possible due to the outstanding performance of all the three Divisions of East Coast Railway – Khurda Road, Waltair and Sambalpur. During the period, ECoR has loaded 113.35 MT of coal, 7.06 MT of raw material for steel plants, 18.46 MT of iron and steel, 27.22 MT of iron ore, 1.13 MT of cement, 2.56 MT of food grains, 5 MT of fertilizer, 2.34 MT of POL and 23.37 MT of freight loaded in containers and other cargo.
