Bhubaneswar : Notwithstanding the second wave of COVID upsurge, the Khurda Road division has achieved the top position in freight loading in Indian Railways in June 2021.
East Coast Railway(ECoR) sources here today said the division has loaded 12.74 Million tonnes of freight in June-2021, about 11 per cent of the total freight loading carried out by the Indian Railways and 67 per cent of the total loading carried out by East Coast Railway zone.
The division has also surpassed its last year loading in June 2020 by 2.52 Million Tonnes.
In June 2021, an average of 115 Rakes of freight loaded per day by the division from various loading points at Talcher, Paradeep, Dhamara, Nayagarh, Meramandali, Sukinda, Budhapank.
The different goods loaded are Coal, Iron ore, fertilizers, petroleum products, raw materials to various powerhouses, manufacturing companies, production units and industries across the country.
In June 2021, the Khurda road division has registered the best loading from Jindal Siding, Sukinda by loading 37 rakes and from Nalco Siding, Budhapank, by loading 11 rakes.
In addition to this, the division has also made a record of unloading 32 rakes at Jagannathpur Goods shed in June 2021.
This has been achieved despite unfavourable conditions and less workforce due to the second wave of COVID upsurge.
During the second wave of COVID-19, the division has also transported 2799 Tonnes liquid Medical Oxygen from various steel plants under its jurisdiction to different states for the treatment of covid patients.
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