Summary:
DP World is insisting on providing reduced rates. Containers bound for Kozhikode and other areas in Kerala will move through the coastal route. Normally, the cost of bringing a container from Coimbatore to Kochi is Rs 24,000-25,000 and a toll of Rs 200 per day might cause barely 1% increase. Discussions are progressing,” said a railway official .The strike has provoked the businessmen and industrialists who think that it will hurt the local economy badly. Under certain schemes, it is possible for railways to offer reduced rates..