Two AC-2 tier coaches carrying chocolates from Cadbury’s facility at Sri City in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh will leave for Delhi on Thursday as part of Indian Railways’ fresh push to make innovative use of its resources for revenue generation.
In search of innovative use of its capacity, Railways has forayed into the business of transporting chocolates in its air conditioned coaches so that they don’t melt. Railways aims to cater to the transportation needs of Cadbury’s parent company Mondelez, which has factories in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh and supplies go to all parts of the country.
Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has combined the resources of Railways and India Post to come up with a time-tabled innovative parcel service — Rail-Post Gati Shakti Express Cargo Service.
