First cherry cargo prepare set to roll from J&Okay to Mumbai subsequent month

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In a first-of-its-kind initiative to move perishable produce outdoors Jammu and Kashmir, the Jammu railway division has gotten its first VP indent (a request for the allocation of a full parcel van for the cargo of products) registered from Katra railway station to Bandra (Mumbai) for June 3, a senior railway official stated on Saturday (Could 24, 2025).

The trouble, undertaken after intensive consultations with the Horticulture Division and fruit grower associations, is a welcome initiative if goes off efficiently as it is going to offload the highway visitors burden and can allow perishable items like cherries attain its meant markets with minimal harm or deterioration in high quality, Senior Divisional Business Supervisor (DCM), Northern Railway, Jammu, Uchit Singhal stated.

He stated a 24 tons of cargo will likely be moved in a VP connected to a items prepare from Katra station to Bandra station in Mumbai. The cargo will attain its vacation spot in 30 hours.

“Will probably be a win-win scenario for each railways and fruit growers and in flip the financial system of J&Okay area,” Mr. Singhal stated.