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Special RepoRt

Shri. K. S. Jain, Principal Chief Mechanical
Engineer, South Central Railway

eynote speaker A.K. Jain to come up with bold and innovative
said the India Railways has solutions using cutting-edge
been providing humane technology, advanced materials
service connecting people, and digitisation to ensure enhanced
Kcultures and cities across passenger experience.
the length and breadth of the country.
With rapid growth in recent years IR’s clean and green
however, the IR needed to keep up
with aspirations of new-age rail initiatives
travellers with increased efficiency and Lokesh Vishnoi emphasised that
higher standards of cleanliness. While the Indian railways, with the fourth
the IR was committed to the nation- largest rail network in the world,
wide call for ‘Swachh Bharat’ and had has incorporated environment
introduced initiatives like mechanised management in its vision and mission
cleaning at stations, automatic statements in its efforts to be a
coach-washing plants and on-board global leader in sustainable mass
housekeeping, these steps had fallen transportation solution. The IR is
short of customer expectations. setting up an exclusive directorate
Other initiatives included converting for environmental management
stations into sustainable hubs, energy in the Ministry of Railways and a
efficient lighting, green landscaping Special Officer has been nominated
and effective waste management. for Environmental and Housekeeping
Shri. Arun Kumar Jain, However, with millions of passengers Management Department (ENHM)
General Manager, South Central Railway using rail services daily, greater Adopting modern technologies
efforts were required to ensure their in infrastructure construction,
experience was not only efficient but operations and maintenance are some
also hygienic and comfortable. of the strategies to mitigate negative
He called upon all impact on the environment. Green-
stakeholders sensitive initiatives like solar energy
at Kathgodam station, wind energy,
CNG and biofuels are
other initiatives,

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