Bhubaneshwar: The Odisha state govt. has recently issued a notification to the State Transport Authority and Regional Transport Authorities of mineral bearing districts of the state namely Angul, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Sundergarh & Jagatsinghpur.
According to the notification, the freight rates for mineral carrying goods within & outside those mentioned above districts shall be fixed as mentioned below:
| For 1 way distance above 50 kms (with load) | |||
| S. no | Type of goods carriage |
Actual estimated running cost ton/ per km |
Maximum freight rate per ton/per km for one way loaded trip |
| 1 | 6 wheeler | 4.56 | 6.40 |
| 2 | 10 wheeler | 3.65 | 5.10 |
| 3 | 12 wheeler | 2.9 | 4.10 |
| For 1 way distance upto 50 kms (with load) | |||
| S. no | Type of goods carriage |
Distance | Max freight rate for vehicle as a whole for one way loaded trip |
| 1 | 6 wheeler | 0-50 kms | INR 36.4 multiplied by 1 way distance covered in km + 1,220 |
| 2 | 10 wheeler | 0-50 kms | INR 51.3 multiplied by 1 way distance covered in km + 1,390 |
| 3 | 12 wheeler | 0-50 kms | INR 55.7 multiplied by 1 way distance covered in km + 1,620 |
Earlier on 7th Aug’15, Odisha govt had fixed ceiling prices on mineral transport to ease the mineral transportation within state. This was done to ensure proper transportation of minerals within the state.
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