Cherry special train leaves for Mumbai today
Srinagar, May 25 -- Fruit growers of Jammu and Kashmir are upbeat as the Valley's juicy, deep-red cherries will now reach Mumbai's markets at the speed of Indian Railways. The season's first Cherry special parcel van is fully ready to depart from Jammu on Monday.
Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Jammu, Uchit Singhal said that the Indian Railways is committed to ensuring that the hard work of J&K's orchardists gets the right price and a nationwide market.
"Cherry is an extremely delicate fruit, and delivering it to the market within hours is a challenge. Our team has prepared special logistics for this. We have sufficient parcel vans and resources available this season to meet every demand of the traders," Singhal said.
"This is a major leap by the Railways towards delivering J&K's horticulture produce to every corner of the country in record time," said Raghvender Singh, Public Relations Officer of Railway's Jammu Division.
Around 12 tonnes of cherries were loaded into the season's first parcel van today.After loading, the parcel van will be attached to Train No. 19028, Jammu Tawi-Bandra Terminus Vivek Express. htc...
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