Railways to equip freight wagons with GPS system
1 min readBy Express News Service
NEW DELHI: In a belated but much-needed transfer, the railways has determined to equip the rolling inventory of freight wagons with GPS to observe their real-time motion and supply info to the events reserving the wagons.
In the preliminary part, the railways plans to put in the system within the wagons getting used on the devoted freight corridors. A extremely positioned railway supply stated funds to the tune of `600 crore have been allotted to finish this bold undertaking.
The authorities has made provision within the newest Union Budget for this undertaking. “The consignees can trace the location of wagons booked by them online. This would be the first time such an ambitious project would be attempted on the wagons,” a senior railway official stated.
