Rs.351.75 crore earned from scrap in a year, Dahod on top

Western Railway which has posted record performance in freight loading during 2010-11, has also achieved record earnings from scrap disposal. An earning of Rs.351.75 cr. for year 2010-11 was achieved by Western Railway by selling of scrap which is all time high earnings achieved through scrap disposal. This is also 12.8% more than the earnings achieved through the sale of scrap during year 2009-10 which was Rs.303.40 Crores.

The activity of scrap disposal is arranged by Materials Management Department at 4 major centers i.e. Mahalaxmi in Mumbai, Sabarmati near Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Pratapnagar near Vadodara in Gujarat and Dahod in Gujarat. The highest scrap sale was done at Dahod followed by Sabarmati & Mahalaxmi Centers.

The major items of the scrap sale includes Rails & other related material,Ferrous as well as Rolling Stock items such as Wagons, Coaches, EMUs and Locos etc. The sale of scrap not only helps in clearing the valuable space in railway premises & keeping it clean but also generates significant earning through internal resources.