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Maligaon, February 9 (MExN): Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has recorded constant progress in freight loading and has loaded 0.977 million tonnes (MT) during January 2023. This is an increase of 11% in comparison to the loading of 0.880 MT during the corresponding month of the previous year. NFR has also loaded 9.850 MT from April, 2022 to January, 2023 of this financial year. This is an increase of 19.8% as compared to the loading of 8.222 MT during the corresponding period of the previous year.
During the month of January, 2023, coal loading increased by 241.2% and loading of few other commodities also increased by a good margin in comparison to corresponding period of the previous year. During the month, food grain loading increased by 76.2%, dolomite loading increased by 14.6%, POL loading increased by 17.9%. During the current financial year from April, 2022 to January, 2023 coal loading increased by 748.5%, dolomite by 10.2% in comparison to corresponding period of the previous year, fertilizer by 14%, POL by 13%, container by 11% and other commodities by 20.1%. This was stated in a press release issued by Sabyasachi De, Chief Public Relations Officer, NFR.
