Comments
Industry representatives have suggested to Railway Minister DV Sadananda Gowdaa a mega plan of capacity enhancements for the Indian Railways with investments worth $2.5-3 trillion.
In a plan presented to the Minister, industry body Assocham has proposed the creation of seven high-speed freight network corridors for transporting goods back and forth from manufacturing to consumption centres and from all major ports within a specified timeframe of 36 hours.
Assocham has also suggested that a regulatory body be set up soon and legal provisions put in place to fix all charges that the Railways levies for various services it provides.
Other recommendations include transformation of the railway porter service to provide passenger-friendly services and introduction of efficient trolleys designed to cater to luggage transport, new type of high load wagons, comfortable coaches and latest signalling and electrical items.
Comments
COMMENT NOW
Comments
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of TheHindu Businessline and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.