Indian Railway

What the Indian Railways wants

The Indian Railways is arguably India’s largest facility owner and manager. The housekeeping, waste management and linen care choices it makes affect more facility users than in any other industry.…

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IR to expand OBHS

Following the success of On-Board Housekeeping Service (OBHS) at Central Railway, the Southern Railway is set to launch OBHS for 26 trains of its Thiruvananthapuram railway division. The service enables…

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IR to focus cleanliness

Railways Minister D. V. Sadananda Gowda has announced a substantial increase in budget allocation for cleanliness in the current year, which is a 40 percent increase over the previous year.…

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Coach Cleaning

The January issue of Clean India Journal discussed at length the increased efficiency mechanised cleaning can bring both in terms of cost and the cleaning results. While building service contractors and Facility Management companies are putting equipment and chemicals to optimum use in maintaining various facilities, Railways, Airports and Highways are also experiencing the benefits of mechanisation. CIJ had earlier covered the cleaning system adopted by the Southern Railways. This time, the focus is on the Central Railway. During a visit to the Central Railway offices in Mumbai and also to one of the Railway yards, CIJ’s Mohana found that within six months of adopting mechanisation in coach cleaning, the results seem very encouraging.

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