Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the rationalisation of freight for bulk cement in tank containers. (Image: Railways/ X) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

The transportation costs for cement for middle class families will reduce by the freight reforms introduced by the railways, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday.

"We have designed a new tank container where bulk cement will be loaded in the factory itself and then transported to the point of consumer without any pollution. By having a flat rate, the terminal can be located at any point depending upon the need of markets," he told NDTV Profit . "We want to simplify container transportation."

He said India has surpassed the United States to become the second-largest freight-carrying eailway at 1.6 billion

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