Guwahati: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is continuously registering a steady growth in freight unloading.

Between April and December of FY2022-23, NFR unloaded 10,879 freight rakes — an increase of 9.43% in comparison to the corresponding period of last year.

NFR has transported goods like FCI rice, sugar, salt, edible oil, food grains, fertiliser, cement, coal, vegetables, tank, container and other items during the month and unloaded them in different goods sheds within its jurisdiction.

In December 2022, 694 rakes of freight trains were unloaded in Assam out of which 354 were loaded with essential commodities.

Essential and other commodities are being transported regularly to not only meet the essential requirement of common people but also to keep the local economic activity of all the regions going.

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