Fish feed rake sent from Gudivada to Assam
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It fetched Vijayawada division ₹29.86 lakh
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It fetched Vijayawada division ₹29.86 lakh
Growel Feeds Private Limited, based at Chevuru village in Krishna district, successfully loaded fish feed in a mini BCN rake of 21 wagons and despatched it from Gudivada to Changsari in Assam on April 7. It is the first-ever rake of floating fish feed transported from Vijayawada division to another State.
A total of 1,338 tonnes of fish packed in standard dimension bags were loaded in 21 covered wagons. The consignment fetched ₹29.86 lakh for the railway division.
According to an official release, fish feed is traditionally transported to the northeastern States by road at an approximate cost of ₹7,500 per tonne over a distance of 2,138 km. At ₹2,125 per tonne, the cost in rail transit is 74% less than that incurred by road transport.