The Indian Railways has maintained a steady growth in freight traffic for the second month of the current financial year. The railways reported 114.8 million tonnes (MT) of freight loading in May 2021. This is 9.7 per cent higher than the previous best of 104.6 MT reported in May 2019.
Freight loading had surpassed 2019 levels in April 2021 too with 111.41 MT being transported by the national carrier. This was 10 per cent more than April 2019 levels. The freight growth is much higher compared to 2020 levels during these months since the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns had a more severe impact on business activities.
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