The divisional railway manager (DRM)
of Dhanbad Division, Kamal Kishore Sinha, said it is the highest among 58 rail
divisions across the country.
In April and May of the ongoing fiscal, Dhanbad Division registered a
freight loading of 31.18 million tonne, which is 9.13 per cent higher than the
last fiscal, he said.
The division had achieved a
freight loading of 28.57 million tonne in the first two months of 2022-23.
The Dhanbad division has earned Rs 4,143. 56 crore from freight loading
in the first two months of the current financial year which is 13.7 per cent
more than April-May of the previous financial year, he added.
In the 2022-23 fiscal also, the division had set a record in freight
loading and revenue earning among all 58 divisions in the country.
The division had registered freight loading of 171.32 million tonne and earned a revenue of Rs 23,006 crore in the previous fiscal, which was also the highest among all the rail divisions of the country.