Wednesday, September 22,
Coal imports through the east coast ports of Paradip, Gangavaram and Visakhapatnam are showing an upward trend while Iron exports record downtrend.
Between April and August, East Coast Railway (ECoR) loaded imported coal at these ports at the rate of 19.2 rakes a day as against 17.8 rakes in the same period of last year, each rake loading on an average 3,900 tonnes. During the same period, the Iron ore loading for exports through these ports dropped from 4.1 to 2.5 rakes a day.
One reason for the drop in Iron ore loading has been the restriction imposed by the Orissa Government on mining operations in Keonjhar area, hitting hard Jaruli, Bansapani and other loading stations.
Also, the overseas demand for the ore has been less than satisfactory. With the partial easing of the restriction, ECoR sources are hopeful of achieving higher loading soon.
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