The train from Savda to Adarsh Nagar Delhi had 23 coaches in which 453 tonne of bananas were transported
Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India flagged off the 1000th trip of Kisan Rail on Central Railway from Savda, Maharashtra to Adarsh Nagar, Delhi through weblink.
The train from Savda to Adarsh Nagar Delhi had 23 coaches in which 453 tonne of bananas were transported. So far, 3.45 lakh farm produce has been transported in 1000th Kisan Rail from Central Railway.
Tomar said transportation of perishables such as fruits and vegetables to markets at distant places at reasonable cost to get a better price through Kisan Rail is a scheme for the betterment of farmers.
Vaishnaw said Kisan Rail is an initiative that allows farmers to transport their agricultural produce to distant market places economically and quickly. He also mentioned with pride about the banana of Jalgaon which has got GI-Tag. He further congratulated the farmers of Jalgaon and appealed to come forward with suggestions, if any, for further improvement.
