The Palakkad Division of the Southern Railway added yet another feather in its cap when it carried 648 power tillers in a special goods train from here to Assam on Thursday. This was the third consignment of power tillers sent from Palakkad Division to the Northeast during the COVID-19 period.
The Railway officials here were upbeat when they loaded the KAMCO power tillers into BCCNR wagons specially designed for carrying road vehicles and farm vehicles. The special goods train left Palakkad Junction for Changsari in Assam on Thursday night. Railway officials said that the tiller consignment would fetch them ₹25.46 lakh revenue.
1,239 so far
Palakkad Rail Division has despatched 1,239 power tillers since COVID-19 lockdown in March. When 618 power tillers were carried in May, 621 were carried in June, easing Railways from a crisis brought about by the lockdown.
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