Central Railway plans to operate extra transport for onions in India
“Railway is providing four rakes for onion farmers to dispatch onion to the hinterland (three for Central Railway destinations and one for South Central Railway destination). As per the directives of the Minister for Railways, one more rake will be made available from February 20 for onion farmers for sending their produce to the markets,” the senior officer Narendra Patil told PTI.
They hope that the additional transport will help farmers through the bumper crop of nearly double the usual amount this year.
“The railway is already providing 50 per cent more goods per train than last year. (The new rake) will further enhance the carrying capacity of onions by 30 per cent,” he said, adding the onions will be transported to Northern, Eastern, North Eastern and East Coast parts of country, which will maximise the markets for farmers.
source: financialexpress.com
