 "goods, transport, shipment, train, railways, logistics")
Shipment of foodgrain, flour, and pulses has shown a 148 per cent increase year-on-year (YoY) to 1.24 million tonnes (mt) during the first week of the current fiscal year. This is in contrast to other commodities handled by the Railways, most of which are showing a massive drop because of the lockdown.
People in the know said a major reason for the rise was the movement of foodgrains by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to various states to counter the shortage.
FCI moved 662 rakes carrying 1.9 mt of foodgrains across the country in 14 days starting March 24.
