The Hindu Business Line : Secunderabad Rly division sets 33-mt freight target

THE Secunderabad division of the Indian Railways, which covers Andhra Pradesh, parts of Maharastra and Karnataka, has fixed a target of hauling 33 million tonnes of freight in the current fiscal, up from the 31.3 m.t. it did during 2001-02.

The major earners were coal and petroleum products, while cement and foodgrains went southwards during the year, according to Mr R.N. Verma, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of the Division.

Despite the slump in the cement industry, especially among those based in Andhra Pradesh, the division hopes to better its performance this year. "We have interacted with the cement industry, and they are optimistic of a pick-up in their offtake,'' he told newspersons.

Two major cement units and a couple of coal washeries which have gone operational recently under the jurisdiction of the Secunderabad division, had strengthened hopes as well, he said.

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