Claim
4 km long rack train with 4 engines being run on war footing basis to supply coal to power plants. This is #Modigov & Narendra Modi ji’s #NewIndia !
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Explanation
Coal scarcity is an issue that gained attention internationally. It is on the news that coal reserves are available for just 4 days and inadequate coal reserves in thermal power plants are affecting power generation.
4 km long Rack train with 4 engines being run on war footing basis to supply coal to power plants.
This is #Modigovt & @narendramodi ji’s #NewIndia !@PMOIndia @RailMinIndia @CoalMinistry @BJP4India @BJP4Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/zx3S1u2fw6— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) October 20, 2021
Meanwhile, Central Ex-Minister and BJP MP Prakash Javadekar shared a video tweeting that, “4 km long rack train with 4 engines being run on war footing basis to supply coal to power plants”, on October 20.
News 18 English website has published a piece of news based on the tweet of Prakash Javadekar after which the video has become viral across India.
What is the Truth?
The video that Prakash Javadekar shared, claiming that the train is carrying coal is not captured recently during the scarcity of coal. The same video was published in January 2021 on social media.
VASUKI, 4 loaded goods train connected for the first time in Korba, Bilaspur Division.
Carrying 16000 tonn of coal equivalent to 500 trucks, it ran from Korba to Bhilai.
Commendable job done by the entire Operations team led by Shri Ravish Kumar Singh #IRTS#IRTSMovingIndia pic.twitter.com/08RUn1F6aj
— IRTS Association (@IRTSassociation) January 6, 2021
A 2-minute video was shared on IRTS Association Twitter handle on January 6, mentioning as, “4 loaded goods train connected for the first time in Korba, Bilaspur Division. Carrying 16000 ton of coal equivalent to 500 trucks, it ran from Korba to Bhilai”. The IRTS operates under the Ministry of Railways. IRTS Association has tweeted the same two-minute video.
Another feather in its cap:
After successful running of ‘SHESHNAG’ now, Bilaspur Division of SECR operated ‘SUPER SHESHNAG’- First ever long haul of 4 loaded trains from Korba with total load of 20906 tonnes. pic.twitter.com/fjihbjzmNM
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) January 6, 2021
Moreover, a 2.19-minute video was shared on Twitter by the Ministry of Railways on 6th January 2021.
Conclusion
The video tweeted by Central Ex-Minister and BJP MP Prakash Javadekar claiming that, “4 km long rack train with 4 engines being run on war footing basis to supply coal to power plants”, is an old video captured during last January and not a recent one.
