Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today flagged off a Special Kisan Rail 'Nagpur-Adarsh Nagar New Delhi' from Nagpur Railway Station through video conferencing.&nbsp;<br />''&nbsp;<br />''This train will carry the first consignment of 205 tonnes of ornages from citrus producing districts in Vidarbha. The train will have station- stops at Katol, Narkhed, Pandhurna, Betul Itarsi.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Speaking on the occasion Mr. Gadkari hoped that the Kisan Railway, operated by the Nagpur division of the Central Railway, would reduce the cost of transporting agricultural produce and increase the&nbsp; income of farmers thereby bringing an economic transformation in farmers of Vidarbha.<br />''<br />''Gadkari said that the Broad Gauge Metro project in Nagpur, which was recently cleared by the State Cabinet of Maharashtra government, would help in transporting agricultural commodities through satellite cities like Kamathi, Kanhan, Hingana, Bhandara and Wardha.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Gadkari also inaugurated the Central Railway's Santra Kisan Railway website&nbsp; which has booking&nbsp; facility for agricultural produce .<br />''&nbsp;<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Kisan Rail flagged off today with&nbsp; 10 parcel Van will reach Adarsh Nagar&nbsp; in Delhi in afternoon tomorrow.</span><br />
News On AIR | October 14, 2020 9:38 PM
Nitin Gadkari flags off Special Kisan Rail 'Nagpur-Adarsh Nagar New Delhi'