SCR revenue surges by 87% to ₹4,142 crore

Many development works also successfully implemented by the zone, says GM

South Central Railway (SCR) through effective planning combined with targeted meticulous execution has seen gross originating revenue increase by 87% to ₹4,142 crore with the freight earnings being ₹3,359 crore with 38 million tonnes of commodities being moved, said General Manager Gajajan Mallya. Foray into new segments has led to transporting around 2 lakh tonnes of parcels, nearly 4 times more than the last year with the “Kisan rail, introduced to support the agricultural community, has been huge success with more than 1 lakh tonnes of agricultural commodities having been transported through 355 specials from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra in SCR jurisdiction to all over the country,” he said. Addressing a meeting recently as part of the Independence Day celebrations, he said the “Doodh Duronto” to balance the milk supply across the nation, by transporting milk to Delhi has also crossed transportation of 10 crore litres recently. More than 8,000 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen has been delivered through over 100 Oxygen Express trains for TS and AP.