The Waltair division of East Coast Railway (ECoR) achieved an originating loading of 66.82 million tonnes (MT) during 2019-20, against 61.91 MT in the previous financial year, an improvement of 7.93 %. Unfurling the national flag to mark the 74th Independence Day here on Saturday, Waltair divisional railway manager Chetan Kumar Shrivastava said the division earned a goods revenue of Rs 8,166.3 crores during 2019-20 against Rs 7,306.3 crores the previous financial year, marking an increase of 11.77 %. Shrivastava further said the division also achieved passenger earnings of Rs 562.18 crores during 2019-20, as against Rs 554.39 crores in the previous year, an increase of 1.41 %.