NEW DELHI: The share of freight transported by railways has elevated to 29% after touching a low of 27% in 2022, minister Ashwini Vaishnaw claimed on Tuesday. He stated the goal is to take this to past 35% in the subsequent six years to scale back logistics value and examine air air pollution whereas highlighting the spree of initiatives value Rs 70,000 crore cleared by the Cabinet in the previous 5 months.
Giving particulars of the latest Cabinet choice of augmenting capability on the Prayagraj-Mumbai hall of the railways, Vaishnaw stated govt has sharpened its deal with infrastructure growth to cater to the rising demand. He added the whole freight generated in the nation is estimated to contact 8,000 million tonne (MTs) by 2032 in contrast to the present determine of 5,000 MT.
“A substantial portion of this increased freight will be transported by rail. The govt is augmenting all modes of transport. Rail is always a cheaper and cleaner mode of transport than transportation of goods by road,” the minister stated.
In the previous seven months, the freight transported by railways has elevated by practically 2%; from 993.5 MT final 12 months to 1,014.4 MT this 12 months.
Govt data present that the rail share in freight transport has declined steadily from 85% in 1951, to 60% in 1991, and in 2022 it was solely 27%. Roads have change into the popular mode of transport of items in the previous 20 years.
Interacting with reporters, Vaishnaw stated the railways has expedited the set up of the anti-collision system, Kavach. It has bid out contracts for putting in the system on 10,000 locomotives and laying the monitor alongside 15,000 km of railway community. Vaishnaw stated the railways has skilled round 9,000 staff on Kavach and the typical time taken for putting in a system in locomotives has been lowered from earlier 14 days to barely 22 hours.
The minister stated they’re assured of bringing all the railway community beneath Kavach system in the subsequent 6-7 years.
