The Indian Railways has set up a business development cell in the Danapur division under the East Central Railway (ECR) to realise the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Gati Shakti concept.
The business development cell has been assigned with the task to explore market for the products and goods for the business community of the state.
The Bihar Chamber of Commerce and the Bihar Industries Association have been roped in to help railways in transporting goods outside the state faster under the ‘destination to destination’ loading and unloading policy.
Under the new Goods Transportation Policy, aggregators will approach businessmen either involved in household production or transporting raw materials from Bihar to other parts of the country. The Patliputra Industrial Area, Fatuha, Biharsharif and Nawada have been the main places from where goods are transported in large quantities.
The Railways has allotted a space for the kiosk to the aggregators at Patna Junction. Besides, the Railways has floated a tender for auctioning at least 150 compartments of the luggage vans in 49 passenger trains.
The loading points are Patna Junction, Rajendra Nagar Terminal, Patliputra Junction and Danapur station. The Railways will then easily transport goods to places like Delhi, Mumbai, Howrah, Bengaluru, Pune, Secunderabad, Chennai and Ahmedabad.
Segregated pathways are being built over railway tracks at east and west ends of Patna Junction to ensure smooth movement of parcel trolleys from one platform to another.