PM inaugurates Gati Shakti cargo terminal project of Ramco Cements

13 Mar 2024 CW Team

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal project of Ramco Cements at Jayanthipuram village, Jaggaiahpet Mandal, NTR District, Andhra Pradesh. With the inauguration of the project, the company will be transporting crushed limestone from its mines in Budawada to its integrated cement plant in Jayanthipuram.

This project is the first of its kind in the country wherein a cement company will be transporting crushed limestone from its mines to the cement plant’s wagon unloading area through railway wagons using electric locomotives in an environment-friendly manner.

The railway wagons with crushed limestone from Budawada mines will travel 8.3 km to the Jayanthipuram plant unloading point. A distance of 4.9 km will be on the South Central Main Railway Line connecting Mellacheruvu to Jaggaiahpet stations, while 3.4 km will be on the company’s dedicated sidings. Ramco Cements is glad to be a part of the dedicated freight corridor under the Prime Minister’s Gati Shakti Mission.

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