Cement traffic begins, indent placed from Kathua to Anantnag railway station
Jammu, September 13
Jammu Division has taken a significant step towards achieving a major milestone in the field of freight traffic.
As a result of the Division’s tireless, continuous and coordinated freight marketing efforts, an indent has been placed for the first time for loading of cement in the Division.
This will be the first time that a consignment of cement will be transported by rail from one railway station of the Division to another railway station of the same Division.
The Business Development Unit (BDU) of Jammu Division was in continuous contact with the industry. In this sequence, the team held several rounds of meetings with Ganpati Cement, Kathua and persuaded them to send their product to the Valley through Railways.
An indent for one BCN rake, containing commodity cement bags, has been placed from Shaheed Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Kathua Railway Station to Anantnag Railway Station. At present the indent has been placed and loading will be done from September 14.
This will not only be a completely new traffic for Jammu Division, but it is also a new O-D (Origin-Destination) pair which the Division has successfully captured.
The company has assured that this traffic will be continued consistently and in larger quantity in the coming time as per the market demand in Kashmir Valley.
Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of Jammu Division, Uchit Singhal said, “This is a very big achievement for Jammu Division. For the first time, a new traffic like cement is being connected to our Division, it is the result of the continuous hard work of our freight marketing team. Our aim is to make Railways a more economical, safe and environment-friendly option for traders. This new O-D pair from Shaheed Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Railway Station to Anantnag Railway Station will prove to be an important link for the supply of construction material in the Valley in future.”
This initiative is an important step towards realizing the vision of the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s PM Gati Shakti and environment-friendly transportation.