2024-10-04 07:44:34
During the four months of the current year, the “South Caucasian Railway” company transported 974.1 thousand tons of cargo, which is 8.4% more than the figure of the same period of 2019. This was reported during the consultation held at the SCR.
At the same time, in the reporting period, the volume of railway cargo transportation decreased by 8.9%, exports increased by 7.6%, and local transportation by 15.2%. According to the company’s forecasts, a reduction in transportation in all communications is expected in May.
In the first 4 months, passenger traffic volumes decreased by 16.2% compared to 2019, making 18.8 thousand people.
As Alexey Melnikov, CEO of SCR, reported during the consultation, the Board of Directors of the Company, taking into account the situation created by the corona virus infection, approved the clarified plan of the company’s work, which was revised with the expectation of a decrease.
“I think that in the first four months of this year, all departments of the railway worked efficiently and took all measures to maintain the volumes of transportation. In the conditions of the difficult socio-economic situation in Armenia, the SCR and the enterprises included in its structure must continue to fulfill the assigned tasks responsibly”, noted Alexey Melnikov.
During the consultation, it was noted that the average salary in SCR in the current year was 246 thousand drams, increasing by 18.3% year-on-year. And from July 1, a new reward system will be implemented in the company, according to which the amount of rewards for employees will depend not on the production performance of the company, but on the individual performance of the employee. First of all, this step is aimed at maintaining the amount of wages, regardless of the future decrease in the volume of transportation.