NEW DELHI, July 27: Freight rates for nine tonne pay load section for Kanpur and Patna improved by Rs 1000 in the local truck transport market today following blockage of roads amid busy cargo movements.
Transporters said diversions and blockage of roads due to “Kanwar-Yatra” mainly pushed up freights of these destinations.
Delhi to Kanpur rates rose by Rs 1000 to Rs 21,000, Patna freights also moved up by Rs 1000 at Rs 29,000.
Elsewhere other centres freight rates maintained overnight levels on some support.
The following are today’s freights per 10-tonne load: Jaipur 16,000 Hyderabad 55,000
Chandigarh 17,000 Vijayawada 58,000
Ludhiana 18,000 Bangalore 64,000
Kanpur 21,000 Chennai 66,000
Indore 22,000 Mysore 68,000
Ahmedabad 24,000 Pondicherry 70,000
Baroda 25,000 Coimbatore 73,000
Patna 29,000 Kochi 76,000
Surat 28,000 Thiruvananthapuram 80,000 Mumbai 31,000 Goa 53,000
Pune 32,000 Gwalior 10,000
Kolkata 33,000 Guwahati 55,000. (PTI)