Summary
Food like rice and wheat went up a lot, 25% more! 🍚
More coal and steel were also on the trains, helping homes and factories. 🔥
Key Points
4 points1
Freight loading was 135.35 million tonnes, 6% higher than last year.
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Foodgrains rose 25%, clinker 20%, containers 10%.
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Coal loading grew 9% and daily coal trains rose to 443.
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Revenue grew 9.3%, adding about 1,266 crore Indian rupees.
New Words to Learn
5 wordsfreight
things that are carried on trucks, ships, or trains
tonnes
a big weight unit, about the same as one thousand kilograms
clinker
a hard material made when cement is baked, used for building
revenue
the money earned from selling something
crore
a word used in India for ten million
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