PALANPUR : Trucks-on-Train, a roll-on and roll-off (RORO) service, was launched on the dedicated freight corridor (DFC) between New Palanpur to New Rewari stations to transport milk and cattle feed in the region.

The first service started between the stations on 10 June. The RORO service was flagged off in the presence of Gujarat Assembly Speaker and Chairman of Banas Dairy, Asia’s largest cooperative dairy Shankar Chaudhary.

DFCCIL and Gujarat Cooperative Milk Federation have joined hands by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate with each other in carrying dairy products.

Trucks-on-Train (ToT) service has been undertaken as the first endeavour under the MoU.

The ToT service has been started with 25 loaded trucks from either side daily to carry the trucks/milk tankers from Gujarat to National Capital Region and cattle feed for farmers/milk unions while returning.

For 25 trucks the freight earned is Rs 7.25 lakh each trip. Overall reduction in logistics cost is expected to help in regulating the price of this essential commodity in the long term.

Meanwhile, the first freight train trial has been successfully conducted between Eastern DFC’s 82.5 route kilometre section between Shambhu and Sahnewal stations in Punjab on Tuesday (13 June). This section has six new DFC stations.