First full goods train with rice reaches J-K’s Anantnag

Senior divisional commercial manager, Jammu, Uchit Singhal said the successful arrival of the full rake of food grain wagons from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) was a “historic moment” for Jammu and Kashmir

Northern Railway’s Jammu Division transported a 42-BCN goods rake loaded with rice to Anantnag from Sangrur, Punjab, in 24 hours, boosting freight movement in the valley, an official said on Thursday.

A full rake of rice, weighing 2,768 tonnes, was loaded from Sangrur goods shed of the Ambala division on January 21 and reached its destination within 24 hours. (PTI file photo/for representation only)

Senior divisional commercial manager, Jammu, Uchit Singhal said the successful arrival of the full rake of food grain wagons from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) was a “historic moment” for Jammu and Kashmir. “The first 42-BCN rake strengthens regional logistics capacity and is set to improve the availability of essential commodities for traders and the general public,” he said.

Public relations inspector, Jammu division, Raghvender Singh said an FCI food grain goods train with 21 BCN wagons had earlier reached Anantnag goods terminal on December 21 from Ferozepur division. It carried around 1,384 tonnes of weight.

Strengthening this food supply chain further, he said a full rake of rice, weighing 2,768 tonnes, 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.