Growth in South Eastern Railway’s freight traffic
SER registered 4.53% growth in 10 months in FY 2018-19
Kolkata: During the first ten months of the current financial year i.e. April-January of 2018-19, South Eastern Railway has earned Rs. 10385.55 crores from originating freight traffic which is Rs. 449.90 crores more than the corresponding period of last year i.e. 2017-18 thus registering a growth of about 4.53 %.
This growth in freight earnings has been possible due to the increase in freight loading during the above period. The Coal loading during April to January of the current financial year has been 31% more than the corresponding period of last financial year and 9 % more than the target fixed by Railway Board.
The major components of freight loading during the above period were 67.03 million tonnes of Iron Ore, 28.16 million tonnes of Coal, 12.88 million tonnes of Pig-Iron and Finished Steel, 9.36 million tonnes of Cement etc.
South Eastern Railway’s total freight loading during April-January of the current financial year has been 127.26 million tonnes as against 124.84 million tonnes loaded during the corresponding period of last year recording a growth of around 2%.
Shankarsan Nayak took over as new SDGM/CVO of SER
Kolkata: Sankarsan Nayak took over as the Senior Deputy General Manager and Chief Vigilance Officer (SDGM/CVO) of South Eastern Railway on 1st February 2019. Prior to this, Shri Nayak was the Chief Track Engineer, East Coast Railway, Bhubaneswar. After completion of B.Sc. in Engineering, Shri Nayak joined Indian Railways in the year 1988 (IRSE, Batch-1986).
Shri Nayak has worked in various important capacities in Indian Railways viz. Divisional Engineer (Construction), Dy. Chief Engineer (Construction), Senior Project Manager, Senior Divisional Engineer (Coordination), General Manager/ RITES, Chief Engineer (Construction) etc. During his distinguished career, Shri Nayak has been recognized with various Railway Awards at National and Zonal level for his outstanding performance. He has a keen interest in sports and socio-cultural activities.