IndiPosted at: Jun 15 2021 4:10PM Indian Army conducts trial of moving military trains on DFC
New Delhi, Jun 15 (UNI) Indian Army on Tuesday informed that it has made a successful trial of moving a military train loaded with vehicles and equipment from New Rewari to New Phulera on the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC).
Validating the efficacy of the DFC, the Indian army said in a tweet, “Successful trial run of a #military train with vehicles and equipment was carried out from New Rewari to New Phulera on the Dedicated Freight Corridor #DFC. The #DFC will hasten the mobilisation of #IndianArmy in future”.
This was an intricate and synchronised coordination by the Indian Army with Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL) and Indian Railways and this will significantly enhance the mobilisation capability of the Armed Forces.
The trials, held yesterday, were part of the “Whole of the Nation Approach” for optimising national resources and achieve seamless synergy among various ministries and departments, the Indian Army said.
Interactions by the Indian Army with all stakeholders including DFCCIL and Indian Railways will now assist in leveraging the DFC and allied infrastructure into the mobilisation matrix of Armed Forces, it added further.
The officials in the Army also said that development of infrastructure at certain locations to support mobilisation and trials to validate move of defence owned rolling stock on Roll On-Roll Off (RO-RO) service is being formalised and modalities are being evolved.
These trials herald the first step in this process to pave the way for enhancing the operational readiness of Armed Forces. This initiative would set in place processes to ensure that military requirements are dovetailed in the national infrastructure development at the planning stage itself, they added.
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