INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Chennai division transported a total of 3,962 tonnes of laterite to Andhra PradeshA new commodity for the Indian Railways freight
transporting a total of 3,962 tonnes of laterite
Railways (Twitter)What is laterite?The commodity is widely used as one of the raw materials for cement production in the country
Considered to be both soil and rock, laterite is used for several infrastructural purposes including road construction, cement production,
Chennai Harbor receives laterite from the Kandla port of Gujarat
The raw material is extracted from the mines of Kutch in Gujarat
Railways?Originating from mines of Kutch - laterite is brought to Chennai through six ships carrying as much as 70,000 tonnes of material
Pradesh.The resulting freight traffic is estimated to fetch a revenue of Rs 24 crores for Indian Railways per annum, said the Southern
