Rates Circular No.  24  of 2004 

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (RAIL MANTRALAYA)
RAILWAY BOARD 

The General Managers (Comml.)
All Indian Railways.

 The minimum weight condition of 350 qtls. for timber waste conveyed vide Board’s letter referred above was valid upto 30.04.2004. 

            Sanction of the Central Government is hereby accorded provisionally to extend the minimum weight condition of 350 qtls. for timber waste loaded in BCX/BCN/BCNA/BOX wagons beyond 30.04.2004 for a period of one year upto 30.04.2005 subject to furnishing of comprehensive test weighments of the commodity in sufficient numbers of different types of wagons used for loading of this commodity.  The weighment should be done using different sizes and types of wood being carried, well before the expiry of this sanction.           

            As timber waste is intended to be used as raw material for manufacture of rayon/paper grade pulp, the consignee should be a rayon or paper mill. 

            Timber waste includes pieces of timber or wood waste (other than sandal wood but including casurina wood pieces) including shaving, lops, tops and branches of trees, veneer waste, bark waste, bakals, challas (challia), lips, scraps, rejections and side cuts (off cuttings).

Zonal Railways may take adequate precautions against possible misdeclaration by forming teams of commercial inspectors and conducting frequent checks on the commodity being consigned at origin and destination. 

Railways with originating traffic of the timber waste shall forward the comparative loading and earnings of the commodity alongwith the comprehensive test weighments by 28.02.2005.  Details of major consignees and the end use of the commodity may also be forwarded alongwith the above report.  

           This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate in the Ministry of Railways. 

            Please acknowledge receipt of this letter.

(N.K. Parsuramka)
Joint Director, Traffic Comml. (Rates)