First Full Goods Train With Rice Reaches J&K’s Anantnag

Key Highlights

• In the coming times, he said, the operation of FCI food grain trains by the railways will play a major role in providing a strong foundation for the economy.
• “Such successful initiatives will boost the grain supply chain and the distribution network in the valley,” Singhal said.
• Public Relations Inspector, Jammu Division, Raghvender Singh said a food grain goods train of the FCI with 21 BCN wagons had earlier reached Anantnag Goods Terminal on December 21 from Ajitwal Goods Shed of the Firozpur division.
• It carried approximately 1384 tons of weight, he said.
• Strengthening this food supply chain further, he said, a full rake of rice, weighing 2768 tons, was loaded from Sangrur Goods Shed of the Ambala division on January 21, reaching its destination within 24 hours without any hindrance and in much less time compared to road transport.