Railways starts RoRo svc in Tripura to carry petro products
PTI After successfully launching the Roll on Roll off service over the Ganga river, railways has started it in Tripura to transport petroleum products in the state.In order to help Tripura, reeling under a fuel crisis owing to deplorable condition of the road connecting the land-locked state with rest of the country, railways undertook RoRo service of POL (petroleum, oil and lubricants) to carry loaded trucks on flat-wagon goods train to the state.The RoRo service was launched in May to carry loaded trucks on goods train in a bid to attract more loadings and reduce carbon emission, said a senior Railway Ministry official.It was first launched across the Digha rail bridge between Bihta and Turki stations in Bihar as loaded trucks were ...
Assams fair to expand North-East trade borders
The Dollar Business Bureau The Government of Assam is fully focused at promoting business and entrepreneurship, in its upcoming first-ever Industrial Trade Fair, to be held in Jorhat from February 19–25, 2015. The event being conducted jointly by the Department of Industries & Commerce, Government of Assam, in association with the Federation of Industry & Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER) is aimed at providing a comprehensive buyer-seller platform to promote international trade and enterprise building, with both the domestic and global markets. The major areas of focus at the event are divided into two categories-Open Cluster and Focus Sector. Under the Open Cluster category, the focus will be laid on the Materials and Construction Technology, Automobiles, Oil, Gas ...
