The Dhanbad Railway Division of East Central Railway carried out the highest freight loading of 26.29 million tonnes, among all the 68 divisions of the country during April and May of this year.
The loading figure of the division grew by 66.46% during the same period last year. The division earned Rs 3,491crore from freight this year which is 120 % higher than the income of the same period last year.
General Manager of East Central Railway Lalit Chandra Trivedi said,“The achievement shows the team’s dedication towards work led by Divisional Railway Manager Ashish Bansal who worked hard despite Covid constraints.”
The division suffered a loss of around Rs 15crore during Cyclone Yaas on May 26 and May 27 due to obstruction in movement of trains and difficulties in loading coal in rakes because of the heavy rain.
In order to avoid damages to the tracks and overhead equipment during monsoon, the railway division has launched a month-long operation to prepare for the monsoon.
The month-long operation includes pruning tree branches, drain cutting, ballast cleaning and cess repair work in different parts of the division having jurisdiction over 140 stations and halts across, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Chattisgarh.
Extensive patrolling in the vulnerable section of the division has also been launched like Choupan and Gurpa Ghazhandi that witnesses landslides on a large scale.
