Non-power sectors cry foul over rake diversion to power units

With Piyush Goyal at the helm of both the coal and railway ministries, there is a diversion of rakes from other industries to meet the coal demand of the power sector. According to people close to the development, the preferential allotment by the Railways has badly affected sectors like cement, steel, and iron ore.

These non-power sectors are reeling under rake (train) shortage for a month and have approached the Ministry of Railways for a resolution. The steel industry has submitted to the Ministry of Railways that it is facing a shortage of around 50 per cent of the