Railway has taken a big step to overcome the shortage of coal. Railways has increased the number of goods trains for this.
In order to increase the operation of coal goods trains and reach them on time, the Railways has been canceling mail, express and passenger trains daily for the last few weeks.
If you are also going to travel by train, then leave home for the station only after getting the correct information about the status of your train from the railway.
With the increasing outbreak of heat, the demand for electricity has increased significantly. To meet this demand, power generation plants are generating more electricity.
Due to this the consumption of coal has increased. But the power plants are not getting enough supply of coal as compared to the consumption. The pressure of transportation on the railways has increased.
Railway has taken a big step to overcome the shortage of coal. Railways has increased the number of goods trains for this. In order to increase the operation of coal goods trains and reach them on time,
the Railways has been canceling mail, express and passenger trains daily for the last few weeks. If you are also going to travel by train, then leave home for the station only after getting the correct information about the status of your train from the railway.
According to the report of Moneycontrol , more than 500 long distance trains
, to reduce the pressure of transportation of coal, railways has canceled 670 trains till May 24. These have more than 500 long distance mail and express trains. Railways has promised to run 415 freight trains daily for the transportation of coal. Till Thursday, 405 goods trains had been deployed for the transportation of coal. Each freight train can carry 3,500 tonnes of coal.
Steps taken to avert power crisis
The report quoted officials as saying that to maintain sufficient stock of coal in power plants, more transportation than normal may continue for the next two months. With this, the power crisis in July-August will also be avoided.
Due to the rains in July-August, the work of extracting coal from the mines gets reduced. That is, the process of cancellation of trains can continue even further.
Let us tell you that coal is used in 70 percent of the country’s electricity generation. According to officials, the demand for coal has increased manifold this year due to the huge increase in the demand for electricity.
