THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the aim of achieving the objective of ISO 14001 certification for environmental management, the Central railway station has initiated steps to embrace green power.
Solar panels are being placed atop railway platforms and the work is deliberate to be finished via the third week of April.
The initiative may be in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order directing railways to scale back power consumption and to make sure correct disposal of garbage.
The works on set up of sun panels on roof of platforms have started at the railway station. The power requirement at the station is 48,000kw per month and the railway station doesn’t have house to put in sun panels required to generate that much power. The new project will assist generate 7,500kw solar power and thus assist cut back the use of electrical energy considerably.
Authorities have additionally decided to habits an power and water audit in the railway station. In addition, gardens might be set up in the front house and in addition in to be had house in platforms.
“Even ahead of the NGT order, we had initiated works to scale back consumption of power and water. Energy audit has been awarded to an external company and it is likely to be finished within two weeks. Due to unavailability of an company to habits water audit, we will have to ask tenders for the work and a compliance record has to be submitted to NGT via April,” said Ajay Kaushik, station director of Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station.
“Around 90% of the trains from the Thiruvananthapuram division had been installed with bio bogs. Now, bio bogs are to be installed in 28 extra trains. Also, we plan to scale back consumption of water provided via Kerala water authority, which prices around Rs 4-5 lakh per month. A bore smartly has been dug and water quality check is in development,” said Kaushik.
A complete waste disposal machine, comprising plastic shredding machines and biogas plant, is laready functioning at the station.
After segregation of waste, the plastic material is shredded in the machine and given to Clean Kerala Company, which they use for development of roads.
The biodegradable waste is transformed into manure and provided to Horticorp and an identical agencies.
Solar panels are being placed atop railway platforms and the work is deliberate to be finished via the third week of April.
The initiative may be in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order directing railways to scale back power consumption and to make sure correct disposal of garbage.
The works on set up of sun panels on roof of platforms have started at the railway station. The power requirement at the station is 48,000kw per month and the railway station doesn’t have house to put in sun panels required to generate that much power. The new project will assist generate 7,500kw solar power and thus assist cut back the use of electrical energy considerably.
Authorities have additionally decided to habits an power and water audit in the railway station. In addition, gardens might be set up in the front house and in addition in to be had house in platforms.
“Even ahead of the NGT order, we had initiated works to scale back consumption of power and water. Energy audit has been awarded to an external company and it is likely to be finished within two weeks. Due to unavailability of an company to habits water audit, we will have to ask tenders for the work and a compliance record has to be submitted to NGT via April,” said Ajay Kaushik, station director of Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station.
“Around 90% of the trains from the Thiruvananthapuram division had been installed with bio bogs. Now, bio bogs are to be installed in 28 extra trains. Also, we plan to scale back consumption of water provided via Kerala water authority, which prices around Rs 4-5 lakh per month. A bore smartly has been dug and water quality check is in development,” said Kaushik.
A complete waste disposal machine, comprising plastic shredding machines and biogas plant, is laready functioning at the station.
After segregation of waste, the plastic material is shredded in the machine and given to Clean Kerala Company, which they use for development of roads.
The biodegradable waste is transformed into manure and provided to Horticorp and an identical agencies.
Now, Central railway station embarks on a green journey
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