Date: 23rd January, 2015 Railways exempts Levying Traffic Block Charges on HMRL for undertaking Metro Works Related to Crossing of Railway Track During the recent meeting of Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Railways, with Shri K.Chandrasekhar Rao, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Telangana, the issue of levying of block charges by Railways for permitting traffic block for Metro rail crossing works over SCR track was discussed. Taking into account the views of the State Government of Telangana and Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd (HMRL), this issue was re-examined by Railway Board. The Railway Board has decided that the Railways shall encourage development of Metro / Suburban projects by not levying block charges towards detention of wagons, locomotives and coaches. Therefore, Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited will be exempted from such charges.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 11:30:05 +0000
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