Green Railways

Officials singning MoU for IR’s Green Initiatives.

The Ministry of Railways and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate the Green Initiatives and rate the performance of Industrial Units of Indian Railways (IR) which are pursuing environmentally sustainable practices.

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu said the IR is undertaking multi-pronged green initiatives such as the share of renewables/solar in energy consumed, better Water Management including Water Audit, Solid Waste Management including Waste to Energy plants and water harvesting.

The association with CII will enable IR to weigh their green initiatives against the global standards.

The projects will include Green Initiatives at Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW)/Varanasi Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai and Carriage & Wagon Workshop, Perambur/Chennai, Southern Railway.

Energy Efficiency studies will cover IR’s six Production Units and 4 major workshops covering capacity building, knowledge sharing and exchange of best practices. fii-news.com