The Eastern Railway has reported an improved loading of various important industrial goods in the first quarter of this fiscal (period ending June 30, 2015). Total freight loading in ER during April to June period stood at 14.921 million tonnes.
Loading of Iron & Steel has shown an increase of 24.71 per cent; while cement loading moved up by 3.94 per cent. Other goods loading (including that of stone) increased by 10.08 per cent.
According to a release issued by ER, loading of coal from Coal India increase of 16.92 per cent during the April to June period over the corresponding period last fiscal.
Post modernisation of IISCO plant, steel loading (in ER) from it has increased by 180 per cent on a year-on-year basis, ER said in a release.