DRM’s revenue in Bhopal dips by 3.47%

TNN / Updated: Dec 31, 2018, 11:33 IST

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The revenue of DRM Bhopal has witnessed a dip in 2018 as compared to 2017. According to official data released by DRM Bhopal, the revenue has dipped by 3.47%. In 2017, the overall revenue of DRM Bhopal was Rs 982 crore, while in 2018 it was Rs 948.46 crore.

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BHOPAL: The revenue of DRM Bhopal has witnessed a dip in 2018 as compared to 2017. According to official data released by DRM Bhopal, the revenue has dipped by 3.47%. In 2017, the overall revenue of DRM Bhopal was Rs 982 crore, while in 2018 it was Rs 948.46 crore.
Railways officials have attributed the loss to the fall in revenue of goods transport.This year Bhopal DRM earned Rs 436.76 crore, which was Rs 527.50 crore in 2017. This year, loss in goods transport was 17.20%.
PRO of DRM Bhopal IA Siddique said the loss was due to the ongoing third-line work. “We have recorded positive growth in earnings from passengers, coaching and sentry, but suffered loss in goods transport due to the ongoing third-line work,” said Siddique. He said that once the third-line work is completed, Bhopal DRM will also start recording positive growth in the goods transport revenue.
Bhopal DRM has made an earning of Rs 48.95 lakh by attaching extra coaches in different trains. From April 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018, DRM Bhopal attached 145 extra coaches. Besides, railways added 27 party coaches in different trains that have earned Bhopal DRM Rs 27.60 lakh.

In ticket checking, Bhopal DRM registered 3,23,013 cases which is 13.88% better than 2017. From these cases, earning was Rs 14.36 crore which is 15.47% better than previous year.
Notably, Vidisha station has won first prize at the national level for energy conservation on station premises. The award was presented on December 14. In 2015-16, the annual energy consumption at Vidisha station was 5.84 lakh unit and in 2016-17, it was brought down to 4.69 lakh unit.

Continuing their efforts, the consumption was drastically reduced by 53.27%. DRM Bhopal officials congratulated senior divisional railway engineer Harish Ranjan and staff for their efforts. The ministry of power had launched a scheme in 1991 to give national recognition through awards to industries and establishments which made special efforts to reduce energy consumption while maintaining their production.

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