Six-fold increase in food grain transport by South Central Railway in April

It ran a total of 457 food grain rakes carrying 1.23 million tonnes of food grains mainly to various locations in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal

Secunderabad-headquartered South Central Railway(SCR) Zone has registered a six-fold increase in grain transportation during April as making food supplies available to the masses remained a top priority across the country during the lockdown period.

The SCR had run a total of 457 food grain rakes carrying 1.23 million tonnes of food grains mainly to various locations in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, according to railway authorities. 

These rakes were loaded from different segments of zones in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, such as Nizamabad, Warangal, Karimnagar, Vijayawada, Tanuku, most of which are paddy cultivating hubs.

This large-scale movement was possible as the