Topic
rail blockade
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, PunjabAmritsar rail tracks opened up after a dharna of 169 days by the farmersFarmers have ended a 169-day rail blockade at Devidaspura on the Amritsar-Delhi route, and railway officials say regular train services will resume soon.
- Policy & trade, PunjabRailways incur huge loss in Punjab protest; amount mounts up to Rs 1,200 croreRailways say blockades by farmers protesting the farm laws in Punjab have cost over Rs 1,200 crore, with 2,225 freight rakes stalled and around 1,350 trains cancelled or diverted.
- Policy & trade, PunjabHalt on train mobilisation in Punjab has led to a loss of Rs 21,000 crorePunjab's industries department estimated production and export losses of Rs 21,391 crore after goods trains were suspended from October 1 amid farmer protests against the farm laws.
- Policy & trade, PunjabFarmers’ railway blockade on Feb 18 forces railways to cancel trains and change routes in PunjabNorthern Railways cancelled, cut short or diverted several trains to and from Amritsar around a four-hour rail blockade called by farm unions in Punjab on February 18.
- Policy & trade, PunjabAmid scuffle between Centre and Punjab, CM Capt. Amarinder Singh begins dharna in DelhiPunjab chief minister Amarinder Singh began a sit-in in Delhi, accusing the Centre of halting rail services to Punjab amid farmer protests over the farm laws.